Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants with vascular events or with >5 years of event-free years of follow-up
From: Independent association of thigh muscle fat density with vascular events in Korean adults
Men (N = 1,450) | Women (N = 1,235) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vascular event (-) | Vascular event (+) | P | Vascular event (-) | Vascular event (+) | P | |
N = 1,233 | N = 217 | N = 1,132 | N = 103 | |||
Age (years) | 55.1 ± 14.0 | 61.7 ± 12.5 | < 0.001 | 57.4 ± 13.4 | 65.5 ± 12.8 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 3.5 | 25.8 ± 3.6 | 0.267 | 25.1 ± 4.1 | 25.7 ± 4.1 | 0.148 |
SBP (mmHg) | 130 ± 15 | 131 ± 16 | 0.257 | 129 ± 16 | 132 ± 16 | 0.082 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79 ± 11 | 76 ± 11 | 0.002 | 76 ± 11 | 74 ± 10 | 0.097 |
HbA1c (%) | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 7.3 ± 1.6 | < 0.001 | 6.5 ± 1.2 | 7.4 ± 1.7 | < 0.001 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 123 ± 38 | 136 ± 49 | < 0.001 | 114 ± 34 | 132 ± 46 | 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 192 ± 36 | 180 ± 42 | < 0.001 | 201 ± 39 | 185 ± 37 | < 0.001 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 159 ± 115 | 152 ± 100 | 0.678 | 136 ± 83 | 150 ± 69 | 0.028 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 50 ± 12 | 48 ± 11 | 0.031 | 57 ± 14 | 50 ± 10 | < 0.001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 107 ± 29 | 99 ± 33 | 0.009 | 107 ± 29 | 96 ± 29 | 0.002 |
Total protein (g/dL) | 7.2 ± 0.5 | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 0.022 | 7.2 ± 0.4 | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 0.021 |
AST (IU/L) | 29 ± 84 | 31 ± 68 | 0.773 | 24 ± 14 | 24 ± 12 | 0.652 |
ALT (IU/L) | 36 ± 79 | 37 ± 89 | 0.855 | 26 ± 22 | 26 ± 17 | 0.892 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.11 ± 0.24 | 1.13 ± 0.22 | 0.368 | 0.88 ± 0.19 | 0.94 ± 0.22 | 0.028 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 76.4 ± 15.8 | 73.8 ± 16.3 | 0.036 | 74.0 ± 17.1 | 68.0 ± 16.4 | 0.002 |
Urinary microalbumin/Cr | 37 ± 160 | 107 ± 300 | < 0.001 | 31 ± 135 | 78 ± 201 | 0.001 |
hsCRP (mg/L) | 0.40 ± 1.47 | 0.99 ± 2.56 | < 0.001 | 0.21 ± 0.50 | 0.85 ± 2.01 | < 0.001 |
Comorbidity | ||||||
Hypertension, n (%) | 431 (35.0) | 132 (60.8) | < 0.001 | 413 (36.5) | 67 (65.0) | < 0.001 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 523 (42.4) | 155 (71.4) | < 0.001 | 559 (49.4) | 76 (73.8) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 590 (51.5) | 137 (69.9) | < 0.001 | 431 (41.2) | 63 (67.0) | < 0.001 |
Social history | ||||||
Regular drinker, n (%) | 235 (19.1) | 39 (18.0) | 0.706 | 21 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | N/A |
Smoking | 0.107 | 0.005 | ||||
Never smoker, n (%) | 741 (60.1) | 120 (55.3) | 1,107 (97.8) | 96 (93.2) | ||
Ex-smoker, n (%) | 299 (24.2) | 54 (24.9) | 16 (1.4) | 4 (3.9) | ||
Current smoker, n (%) | 193 (15.7) | 43 (19.8) | 9 (0.8) | 3 (2.9) | ||
Exercise, n (%) | 0.121 | 0.280 | ||||
None | 744 (60.4) | 142 (65.4) | 775 (68.5) | 73 (70.9) | ||
1/week | 112 (9.1) | 21 (9.7) | 48 (4.2) | 8 (7.8) | ||
2–3/week | 173 (14.0) | 24 (11.1) | 122 (10.8) | 10 (9.7) | ||
Daily | 203 (16.5) | 30 (13.8) | 186 (16.4) | 12 (11.7) | ||