Table 1 Characteristics of subjects according to all-cause mortality.

From: Association between body shape index and risk of mortality in the United States

 

Alive

Death

p

(N = 21,632)

(N = 3355)

Age, years

50.3 ± 16.5

70.0 ± 13.1

 < 0.001

Male sex, n (%)

10,179 (47.1%)

1888 (56.3%)

 < 0.001

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

  

 < 0.001

Mexican American

3590 (16.6%)

507 (15.1%)

 

Other Hispanic

1860 ( 8.6%)

130 ( 3.9%)

 

Non-Hispanic Black

11,524 (53.3%)

2145 (63.9%)

 

Non-Hispanic White

4658 (21.5%)

573 (17.1%)

 

Smokers, n (%)

9931 (45.9%)

2025 (60.4%)

 < 0.001

Drinkers, n (%)

10,366 (47.9%)

1100 (32.8%)

 < 0.001

History of cancer, n (%)

1968 (9.1%)

772 (23.1%)

 < 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

29.5 ± 6.6

28.4 ± 6.1

 < 0.001

WC, cm

100.2 ± 15.7

101.6 ± 15.2

 < 0.001

LBSIZ

− 0.0 ± 1.0

0.7 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

124.0 ± 18.0

136.7 ± 23.0

 < 0.001

Diastolic BP, mmHg

70.8 ± 12.5

67.2 ± 15.9

 < 0.001

Fasting glucose, mg/dL

107.3 ± 34.4

121.4 ± 51.0

 < 0.001

HBA1c, %

5.7 ± 1.1

6.1 ± 1.3

 < 0.001

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

201.8 ± 44.1

201.9 ± 48.3

0.945

Triglycerides, mg/dL

148.9 ± 139.7

161.4 ± 123.8

 < 0.001

HDL-C, mg/dL

53.2 ± 16.1

52.4 ± 17.0

0.013

Previous CVD, n (%)

2111 (9.8%)

1206 (35.9%)

 < 0.001

Diabetes Mellitus, n (%)

3747 (17.3%)

1105 (32.9%)

 < 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

10,500 (48.5%)

2758 (82.2%)

 < 0.001

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

11,386 (52.6%)

2166 (64.6%)

 < 0.001

CVD death

 

744 (22.2%)

 

ASMI*

7.6 ± 1.5

7.1 ± 1.3

 < 0.001

Total fat percentage*

34.3 ± 8.3

34.8 ± 7.8

0.059

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, LBSIZ z-score of the log-transformed A Body Shape Index, HBA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CVD cardiovascular disease, ASMI appendicular skeletal mass index.
  2. *Data was available from 1999 to 2006.