Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population according to the presence of NSSTTA.

From: Association of isolated minor nonspecific ST-T abnormalities with left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction

Characteristics

Overall

Without NSSTTA

With NSSTTA

P-value

Number of participants

74,976

73,837

1,139

 

Age (years)

40.2 (8.0)

40.2 (7.9)

43.7 (9.8)

<0.001

Male (%)

71.1

71.2

63.5

<0.001

Current smoker (%)

24.6

24.5

26.8

0.093

Alcohol intakea (%)

25.3

25.3

26.5

0.390

Vigorous exerciseb (%)

13.1

13.1

14.9

0.082

Education levelc (%)

83.2

83.4

76.2

<0.001

Family history of CVD

12.1

12.1

14.8

0.005

History of diabetes

3.1

3.0

4.4

0.008

History of hypertension

10.5

10.3

20.5

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.9 (3.3)

23.9 (3.3)

24.4 (3.6)

<0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

110.8 (12.8)

110.7 (12.8)

116.0 (15.7)

<0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

72.0 (10.2)

71.9 (10.2)

74.8 (11.9)

<0.001

Glucose (mg/dl)

96.4 (15.4)

96.4 (15.3)

98.6 (19.6)

<0.001

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.6 (1.5)

5.6 (1.5)

5.2 (1.5)

0.057

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

197.6 (34.6)

197.5 (34.6)

201.1 (36.7)

0.001

LDL-C (mg/dl)

123.7 (31.8)

123.6 (31.8)

126.1 (34.1)

0.010

HDL-C (mg/dl)

55.9 (14.5)

55.9 (14.5)

56.9 (15.5)

0.029

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

104 (72–154)

104 (72–154)

105 (72–159)

0.378

ALT (U/L)

20 (14–30)

20 (14–30)

20 (14–31)

0.110

GGT (U/L)

24 (15–41)

24 (15–41)

25 (16–45)

0.010

hsCRP (mg/L)

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

0.5 (0.3–1.2)

<0.001

HOMA-IR

1.31 (0.87–1.96)

1.31 (0.87–1.96)

1.31 (0.81–2.03)

0.472

  1. Data are mean (standard deviation), median (interquartile range), or percentage.
  2. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
  3. a≥20 g of ethanol per day.
  4. b≥3 times per week.
  5. c≥College graduate.