Table 1 All characteristics of the participants (grouped by AIP level).

From: Relationship between atherosclerotic burden and sarcopenia in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional study based on the NHANES database

Characteristics

Total (3,397)

N=98,500,645

Q1 (849)

N=24,699,500

Q2 (851)

N=25,962,086

Q3 (848)

N=23,845,197

Q4 (849)

N=23,993,862

p-value

ASMBMI, Mean ± SD

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.23

Sarcopenia, n (%)

     

<0.001

 No

3,131 (92.2)

814 (95.9)

819 (96.2)

757 (89.3)

741 (87.3)

 

 Yes

266 (7.8)

35 (4.1)

32 (3.8)

91 (10.7)

108 (12.7)

 

Age, Mean ± SD

39.2 ± 11.5

36.9 ± 11.6

38.1 ± 11.7

40.1 ± 11.5

41.6 ± 10.6

<0.001

Gender, n (%, age)

     

<0.001

 Male

1,775 (52.3, 39.2)

291 (34.3, 36.8)

389 (45.7, 37.7)

495 (58.4, 39.5)

600 (70.7, 41.3)

 

 Female

1,622 (47.7, 39.1)

558 (65.7, 36.9)

462 (54.3, 38.5)

353 (41.6, 40.9)

249 (29.3, 42.7)

 

Race, n (%)

     

<0.001

 Mexican American

496 (14.6)

86 (10.1)

96 (11.3)

148 (17.5)

166 (19.6)

 

 Other Hispanic

351 (10.3)

77 (9.1)

72 (8.5)

97 (11.4)

105 (12.4)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

1,329 (39.1)

288 (33.9)

361 (42.4)

316 (37.3)

364 (42.9)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

658 (19.4)

252 (29.7)

184 (21.6)

144 (17)

78 (9.2)

 

 Other Race

563 (16.6)

146 (17.2)

138 (16.2)

143 (16.9)

136 (16)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

     

<0.001

 No

2,598 (76.6)

698 (82.5)

689 (81)

625 (73.7)

586 (69.3)

 

 Yes

793 (23.4)

148 (17.5)

162 (19)

223 (26.3)

260 (30.7)

 

Hypercholesteremia, n (%)

     

<0.001

 No

2,537 (74.9)

731 (86.3)

668 (78.7)

604 (71.4)

534 (63.2)

 

 Yes

850 (25.1)

116 (13.7)

181 (21.3)

242 (28.6)

311 (36.8)

 

Diabetes, n (%)

     

<0.001

 No

3,080 (90.7)

812 (95.8)

800 (94)

752 (88.7)

716 (84.4)

 

 Yes

253 (7.5)

24 (2.8)

35 (4.1)

80 (9.4)

114 (13.4)

 

Borderline

62 (1.8)

12 (1.4)

16 (1.9)

16 (1.9)

18 (2.1)

 

Arthritis, n (%)

     

<0.001

 No

2,907 (85.7)

759 (89.5)

739 (86.8)

715 (84.5)

694 (81.8)

 

 Yes

486 (14.3)

89 (10.5)

112 (13.2)

131 (15.5)

154 (18.2)

 

CHF, n (%)

     

0.042

 No

3,359 (98.9)

844 (99.4)

841 (98.8)

842 (99.3)

832 (98.1)

 

 Yes

37 (1.1)

5 (0.6)

10 (1.2)

6 (0.7)

16 (1.9)

 

CHD, n (%)

     

0.482

 No

3,362 (99.1)

844 (99.4)

843 (99.1)

840 (99.2)

835 (98.7)

 

 Yes

31 (0.9)

5 (0.6)

8 (0.9)

7 (0.8)

11 (1.3)

 

AP, n (%)

     

0.273

 No

3,359 (99.0)

843 (99.3)

841 (98.9)

839 (99.3)

836 (98.5)

 

 Yes

34 (1.0)

6 (0.7)

9 (1.1)

6 (0.7)

13 (1.5)

 

Stroke, n (%)

     

0.055

 No

3,345 (98.5)

842 (99.2)

841 (98.8)

834 (98.3)

828 (97.6)

 

 Yes

51 (1.5)

7 (0.8)

10 (1.2)

14 (1.7)

20 (2.4)

 

Emphysema, n (%)

     

0.563

 No

3,366 (99.1)

845 (99.5)

842 (98.9)

840 (99.1)

839 (99.1)

 

 Yes

29 (0.9)

4 (0.5)

9 (1.1)

8 (0.9)

8 (0.9)

 

Cancer, n (%)

     

0.026

 No

3,265 (96.2)

816 (96.1)

820 (96.4)

825 (97.5)

804 (94.7)

 

 Yes

130 (3.8)

33 (3.9)

31 (3.6)

21 (2.5)

45 (5.3)

 

TC, Mean ± SD

4.9 ± 1.0

4.6 ± 0.9

4.8 ± 0.9

4.9 ± 1.0

5.4 ± 1.1

<0.001

SBP, Mean ± SD

119.0 ± 15.2

115.4 ± 14.9

117.5 ± 14.9

120.3 ± 15.4

122.8 ± 14.5

<0.001

DBP, Mean ± SD

71.0 ± 11.6

68.2 ± 11.2

69.7 ± 11.4

71.8 ± 11.1

74.4 ± 11.6

<0.001

BMI, Mean ± SD

28.8 ± 6.8

26.1 ± 6.4

28.2 ± 6.9

29.6 ± 6.4

31.1 ± 6.3

<0.001

Alcohol, n (%)

     

0.009

 Non-Active alcohol user

2,865 (84.4)

741 (87.3)

723 (85)

710 (83.8)

691 (81.4)

 

 Active alcohol user

531 (15.6)

108 (12.7)

128 (15)

137 (16.2)

158 (18.6)

 

Smoke, n (%)

     

<0.001

 Non-Active smoker

1,863 (54.9)

538 (63.4)

510 (60)

440 (51.9)

375 (44.2)

 

 Active smoker

1,532 (45.1)

311 (36.6)

340 (40)

407 (48.1)

474 (55.8)

 

INDFMPIR, Median (IQR)

2.2 (1.1, 4.2)

2.5 (1.2, 4.6)

2.3 (1.2, 4.3)

2.1 (1.1, 3.9)

2.0 (1.1, 3.8)

<0.001

  1. AIP: atherosclerotic index of plasma, Q1: -1.25~-0.3225, Q2: -0.3225~-0.1013, Q3: -0.1013~0.1479, Q4: 0.1479~1.61, N: Weighted sample size, ASMBMI: skeletal muscle mass adjusted by body mass index, CHF: congestive heart failure, CHD: coronary heart disease, AP: angina pectoris, TC: total cholesterol, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, BMI: body mass index, INDFMPIR: family income-to-poverty ratio, SD: standard deviation, IQP: interquartile range.
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