Figure 2

Subgroup analyses of the association between smoking and serum α-Klotho level (pg/mL). Each stratification adjusted for all factors (age, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI, marital status, PIR, education level, alcohol consumption, diabetes, hypertension, CKD, CVD, COPD, and cancer) except the stratification factor itself. BMI, body mass index; PIR, Ratio of family income to poverty; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.