Table 1 Characteristics of patients stratified by VAI tertiles.

From: Visceral adiposity index, lipid accumulation product and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in middle-aged and elderly Chinese

VAI Characteristics

Male

P value

Female

P value

Tertile 1 (VAI < 1.07)

Tertile 2 (1.07 to 1.95)

Tertile 3 (>1.95)

Tertile 1 (VAI < 1.51)

Tertile 2 (1.51–2.56)

Tertile 3 (>2.56)

No. of cases

130

133

132

 

149

150

151

 

Age (years)

69.92 ± 9.30

67.20 ± 10.18

64.52 ± 9.47

P < 0.001

65.17 ± 9.18

64.74 ± 9.31

66.17 ± 9.15

0.384

Hypertension (%)

63 (48.5)

65 (48.9)

82 (62.1)

0.041

65 (43.6)

78 (52.0)

77 (51.0)

0.286

Diabetes Mellitus (%)

18 (13.8)

23 (17.3)

40 (30.3)

0.002

18 (12.1)

17 (11.3)

34 (22.5)

0.011

Coronary heart disease (%)

51 (39.2)

61 (45.9)

63 (47.7)

0.347

43 (28.9)

64 (42.7)

59 (39.1)

0.037

Previous stroke (%)

32 (24.6)

32 (24.1)

30 (22.7)

0.934

18 (12.1)

20 (13.3)

16 (10.6)

0.765

Current smoking (%)

39 (30.0)

51 (38.3)

56 (42.4)

0.105

1 (0.7)

2 (1.3)

3 (2.0)

0.875

Daily drinking, n (%)

19 (14.6)

32 (24.1)

28 (21.2)

0.146

3 (2.0)

2 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

0.460

Body mass index (kg/m2)

20.19 ± 2.98

23.47 ± 3.05

24.69 ± 2.74

P < 0.001

22.74 ± 3.37

23.55 ± 3.35

24.72 ± 3.40

P < 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

79.75 ± 8.27

84.49 ± 8.27

88.38 ± 8.06

P < 0.001

78.65 ± 8.57

82.03 ± 9.15

86.46 ± 8.56

P < 0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

134.85 ± 17.36

133.98 ± 17.39

133.15 ± 17.28

0.730

134.17 ± 16.47

133.31 ± 17.66

135.60 ± 16.38

0.490

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

82.15 ± 9.63

81.94 ± 10.17

81.64 ± 10.48

0.921

80.97 ± 10.05

78.77 ± 10.39

79.46 ± 9.91

0.158

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

4.87 (4.48–5.47)

4.95 (4.49–5.49)

5.26 (4.70–6.57)

P < 0.001

4.98 (4.60–5.61)

4.99 (4.53–5.53)

5.21 (4.72–6.12)

0.003

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.30 ± 0.93

4.45 ± 0.95

4.80 ± 1.11

P < 0.001

5.01 ± 1.00

5.06 ± 1.04

5.21 ± 1.04

0.192

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.73 (0.58–0.86)

1.15 (1.00–1.33)

2.07 (1.68–2.82)

P < 0.001

0.87 (0.72–1.01)

1.30 (1.14–1.51)

2.16 (1.74–2.63)

P < 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.31 (1.12–1.46)

1.02 (0.93–1.17)

0.90 (0.80–1.04)

P < 0.001

1.52 (1.34–1.72)

1.24 (1.09–1.41)

1.06 (0.91–1.17)

P < 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.20 ± 0.63

2.46 ± 0.65

2.61 ± 0.74

P < 0.001

2.60 ± 0.73

2.72 ± 0.71

2.88 ± 0.73

0.003

FRS

5.97 ± 2.52

6.95 ± 2.55

7.73 ± 2.87

P < 0.001

6.79 ± 3.21

8.30 ± 3.45

10.86 ± 3.47

P < 0.001

  1. Continuous variables were analysed with one-way analysis of variance or the Kruskal-Wallis test, and categorical variables were analysed with the chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Results are expressed as mean ± SD for variables with a normal distribution, as median and interquartile range for variables with a skewed distribution, or as number with percentage for categorical variables. SD, standard deviation; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; VAI, visceral adiposity index; FRS, Framingham risk score.
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