Table 1 Characteristics of participants at baseline.

From: Impaired artery elasticity predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality- A longitudinal study in the Vara-Skövde Cohort

 

All n = 2362

Men n = 1186

Women n = 1176

P

Age, years (SD)

46 (11)

45.9 (11)

46.1 (11)

0.780

SBP, mmHg (SD)

119 (15)

122 (15)

116 (16)

<0.001

DBP, mmHg (SD)

70 (10)

71 (10)

68 (10)

<0.001

Pulse, bpm (SD)

63 (8)

63 (8)

64 (8)

<0.001

BMI kg/m² (SD)

26.4 (4.3)

26.7 (3.5)

26.2 (5)

0.004

Fasting glucose, mmol/l (SD)

5.3 (0.8)

5.4 (0.8)

5.2 (0.7)

<0.001

HOMA- IR median (IQR)

1.5 (0.8–1.8)

1.6 (0.85–1.94)

1.34 (0.75–1.63)

<0.001

Triglyceride, mmol/l median (IQR)

1.3 (0.8–1.5)

1.42 (0.87–1.72)

1.09 (0.7–1.29)

<0.001

LDL cholesterol, mmol/l (SD)

3.3 (0.9)

3.4 (0.9)

3.1 (0.9)

<0.001

CRP, mg/l median (IQR)

2.3 (0.7–2.4)

2.3 (0.7–2.2)

2.4 (0.7–2.6)

0.517

New-onset hypertension, n (%)

121 (5.1)

68 (5.7)

53 (4.5)

0.176

New-onset DM, n (%)

40 (1.7)

25 (2.1)

15 (1.3)

0.118

Current smoker, n (%)

444 (18.8)

186 (15.7)

258 (21.9)

<0.001

Non-drinker, n (%)

441 (18.7)

160 (13.4)

281 (23.9)

<0.001

Statin medication, n (%)

24 (1)

14 (12)

10 (9)

0.424

C2, ml × mmHg−1 × 100 (SD)

7.85 (3.39)

8.88 (3.42)

6.92 (3.09)

<0.001

  1. p significance between men and women, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, BMI Body Mass Index, HOMA-IR Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance, LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein, DM Diabetes Mellitus, C2 Small Artery Elasticity, IQR interquartile range.
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