Table 1 Characteristics of the study subject.

From: Klotho-related Molecules Upregulated by Smoking Habit in Apparently Healthy Men: A Cross-sectional Study

 

All

Smoker

Never-smoker

P-value

(n = 80)

(n = 40)

(n = 40)

Age (years)

46.1 ± 5.1

46.1 ± 5.0

46.1 ± 5.2

0.98

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 2.8

23.9 ± 3.0

23.1 ± 2.7

0.26

WC (cm)

82.7 ± 7.3

83.3 ± 7.1

82.0 ± 7.5

0.43

VFA (cm2)

91.4 ± 34.9

94.7 ± 33.7

87.3 ± 36.5

0.44

SBP (mmHg)

122 ± 14

123 ± 15

121 ± 12

0.59

DBP (mmHg)

78 ± 10

79 ± 10

78 ± 10

0.61

Cr (mg/dl)

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.37

UA (mg/dl)

6.1 ± 1.3

6.2 ± 1.2

6.0 ± 1.5

0.57

TC (mg/dl)

206 ± 33

209 ± 36

203 ± 30

0.39

TG (mg/dl)

114 ± 89

125 ± 96

104 ± 82

0.15

HDL-C (mg/dl)

58 ± 15

59 ± 17

57 ± 13

0.67

FPG (mg/dl)

90 ± 19

92 ± 26

88 ± 6

0.37

HbA1c (%)

5.1 ± 0.8

5.2 ± 1.0

4.9 ± 0.3

0.09

FGF-19 (pg/ml)

205 ± 157

183 ± 117

227 ± 188

0.67

FGF-21 (pg/ml)

239 ± 167

*283 ± 194

198 ± 126

0.032

sαKl (pg/ml)

500 ± 170

*537 ± 163

462 ± 172

0.048

IL-6 (pg/ml)

2.1 ± 0.8

*2.4 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.9

0.011

APN (μg/ml)

7.2 ± 3.0

6.7 ± 2.7

7.9 ± 3.3

0.20

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 versus never-smokers.
  2. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; VFA, visceral fat area; UA, uric acid; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; FGF-19, fibroblast growth factor-19; FGF-21, fibroblast growth factor-21; sαKl, soluble alpha-Klotho; IL-6, interleukin-6; APN, adiponectin.