Table 3 Variables stratified by quartiles of the ratio of ECF to BMI

From: Extracellular fluid adjusted for body size is contracted in hypertension

 

Women (n=1365)

Men (n=1569)

 

First quartile (n=341)

Second quartile (n=342)

Third quartile (n=341)

Fourth quartile (n=341)

P

First quartile (n=392)

Second quartile (n=392)

Third quartile (n=393)

Fourth quartile (n=392)

P

ECF/BMI, 10−2 (l/(kg m−2))

32.6±2.2

36.9±0.9

40.1±1.0

45.4±3.3

 

44.0±3.0

49.3±1.1

53.2±1.2

59.4±3.5

 

Age, year

63.4±10.0

59.9±9.9

58.3±10.7

55.4±12.8

<0.001

58.6±11.4

57.3±12.2

55.4±12.3

52.9±14.1

<0.001

Systolic BP, mm Hg

133.1±17.3

129.5±16.7

129.8±17.6

126.0±17.5

<0.001

130.3±15.4

128.4±15.4

127.8±15.8

125.3±15.7

<0.001

Diastolic BP, mm Hg

82.3±11.3

80.7±10.9

80.6±11.9

79.0±12.4

<0.001

83.9±10.8

82.7±11.1

81.7±11.7

79.1±11.5

<0.001

Obesity, n (%)

244 (71.6)

149 (43.6)

100 (29.3)

52 (15.2)

<0.001

264 (67.3)

205 (52.3)

157 (39.9)

99 (25.3)

<0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

245 (71.8)

228 (66.7)

194 (56.9)

188 (55.1)

<0.001

260 (66.3)

244 (62.2)

222 (56.5)

187 (47.7)

<0.001

Diabetes, n (%)

59 (17.3)

47 (13.7)

34 (10.0)

43 (12.6)

0.043

72 (18.4)

69 (17.6)

61 (15.5)

61 (15.6)

0.624

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

261 (76.5)

237 (69.3)

236 (69.2)

179 (52.5)

<0.001

270 (68.9)

268 (68.4)

235 (59.8)

199 (50.8)

<0.001

ECF, l

8.7±0.9

9.2±1.0

9.5±1.0

10.0±1.3

<0.001

11.6±1.4

12.4±1.3

12.9±1.4

13.8±1.7

<0.001

BMI, kg m−2

26.8±3.0

24.9±2.7

23.7±2.6

22.0±2.7

<0.001

26.3±3.0

25.1±2.5

24.3±2.6

23.2±2.7

<0.001

Fat mass, kg

22.4±5.2

19.9±4.7

18.2±4.6

15.1±4.5

<0.001

18.8±5.3

16.8±4.6

15.3±4.4

13.4±4.4

<0.001

Fat-free mass, kg

37.8±4.0

39.4±4.2

40.4±4.2

41.4±5.0

<0.001

50.8±6.1

53.6±5.8

55.3±6.4

57.0±7.0

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; ECF, extracellular fluid.
  2. P-values represent overall differences across groups as determined by analysis of Variance for continuous variables and Pearson’s χ2-test for categorical variables.