Table 1 Age- and sex-adjusted means or frequencies of cardiovascular risk factors according to serum resistin quintiles.
| Serum resistin level (ng/ml) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5-6.7 | 6.8-8.7 | 8.8-11.5 | 11.6-16.2 | 16.3-90.2 | ||
| Variables | (n = 648) | (n = 633) | (n = 641) | (n = 636) | (n = 643) | P value for trend |
| Age (years) |
59 (11) |
61 (12) |
61 (12) |
62 (13) |
64 (14) | < 0.001 |
| Men (%) | 39.2 | 38.7 | 40.6 | 46.2 | 51.2 | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
23.1 (3.4) |
23.2 (3.4) |
22.9 (3.4) |
23.1 (3.4) |
23.1 (3.4) | 0.69 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) |
6.1 (1.3) |
6.1 (1.3) |
6.0 (1.3) |
6.1 (1.3) |
6.0 (1.3) | 0.55 |
| Diabetes (%) | 13.7 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 0.82 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) |
5.25 (0.89) |
5.22 (0.89) |
5.27 (0.89) |
5.27 (0.89) |
5.19 (0.90) | 0.51 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) |
1.70 (0.40) |
1.61 (0.39) |
1.60 (0.39) |
1.60 (0.39) |
1.53 (0.40) | < 0.001 |
| High sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/l) |
0.43 (0.04-4.53) |
0.49 (0.05-5.06) |
0.54 (0.05-5.53) |
0.55 (0.05-5.64) |
0.68 (0.07-7.18) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
132 (20) |
133 (20) |
131 (20) |
132 (20) |
132 (20) | 0.65 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
79 (12) |
79 (12) |
78 (12) |
79 (12) |
78 (12) | 0.38 |
| Antihypertensive medication (%) | 21.7 | 28.2 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 26.2 | 0.52 |
| Hypertension (%) | 44.4 | 46.6 | 39.6 | 43.6 | 47.2 | 0.67 |
| Electrocardiographic abnormalities (%) | 15.1 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 0.47 |
| Current drinking (%) | 50.9 | 45.1 | 40.8 | 42.1 | 37.1 | < 0.001 |
| Current smoking (%) | 20.9 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 24.7 | 0.14 |
| Regular exercise (%) | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 0.04 |