Table 1 Age- and sex-adjusted means or frequencies of cardiovascular risk factors according to serum resistin quintiles.
| Â | Serum resistin level (ng/ml) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1.5-6.7 | 6.8-8.7 | 8.8-11.5 | 11.6-16.2 | 16.3-90.2 | Â |
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 |