Table 1 Characteristics of subjects according to SVD score group

From: Synergistic effect of hypertension and smoking on the total small vessel disease score in healthy individuals: the Kashima scan study

Characteristic

All (n = 858)

None to mild group (SVD score <2) (n = 784)

Moderate to severe group (SVD score ≥2) (n = 74)

Age (years), mean (SD)

58.9 (9.3)

58.2 (9.2)

66.2 (7.1)a

Male, no. (%)

376 (43.8)

335 (42.7)

41 (55.4)b

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

23.0 (2.9)

22.9 (2.9)

24.0 (2.9)a

Hypertension, no. (%)

307 (35.8)

253 (32.3)

54 (73.0)a

Dyslipidemia, no. (%)

442 (51.5)

397 (50.6)

45 (60.8)

Diabetes mellitus, no. (%)

69 (8.0)

54 (6.9)

15 (20.3)a

Current smoking status, no. (%)

114 (13.3)

100 (12.8)

14 (18.9)

Heavy alcohol intake (≥30 g/day), n (%)

123 (14.3)

109 (13.9)

14 (18.9)

Education (years), mean (SD)

12.3 (2.4)

12.4 (2.3)

11.4 (2.6)a

  1. BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, SVD small vessel disease
  2. aP < 0.01, SVD score <2 vs. SVD score ≥2
  3. bP < 0.05, SVD score <2 vs. SVD score ≥2
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