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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 2471) stratified by pericardial adipose tissue quartiles

From: Association of pericardial adipose tissue with left ventricular structure and function: a region‐specific effect?

Variable

Q1 (n = 617)

Q2 (n = 622)

Q3 (n = 615)

Q4 (n = 617)

P value

Age (years)

59.9 ± 5.6

61.2 ± 6.2

61.7 ± 6.5

63.34 ± 7.6

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

222 (36)

283 (46)

332 (54)

377 (61)

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

76.2 ± 6.2

82.2 ± 6.1

85.4 ± 6.4

91.3 ± 7.7

< 0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.2 ± 2.2

24.1 ± 2.2

25.2 ± 2.4

26.9 ± 2.9

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112 ± 14

115 ± 14

117 ± 14

120 ± 13

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

72 ± 8

74 ± 9

75 ± 9

76 ± 9

< 0.001

Heart rate (bpm)

62 ± 7

63 ± 7

62 ± 9

62 ± 7

0.691

Hypertension (%)

20

33

41

53

< 0.001

Hypertension treatment (%)

16

27

34

45

< 0.001

Diabetes (%)

9

12

13

22

< 0.001

Diabetes treatment (%)

8

10

13

21

< 0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

94 ± 17

99 ± 26

100 ± 24

104 ± 25

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.7 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 1.0

5.9 ± 0.7

6.1 ± 1.0

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

196 ± 36

191 ± 34

190 ± 38

186 ± 36

< 0.001

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

51 ± 13

47 ± 12

45 ± 11

43 ± 10

< 0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

115 ± 64

128 ± 78

142 ± 79

153 ± 87

< 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.92 ± 0.16

0.96 ± 0.18

0.99 ± 0.19

1.02 ± 0.19

< 0.001

Current smoker (%)

7

8

12

14

< 0.001

Current alcohol drinker (%)

36

42

47

51

< 0.001

Physical activity (MET-min/week)

175 ± 223

181 ± 230

161 ± 218

180 ± 245

0.383

Pericardial adipose tissue (cm3)

176 ± 22

226 ± 12

267 ± 13

342 ± 45

< 0.001

  1. HDL indicates high-density lipoprotein