Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants.

From: Evaluating the visceral adiposity inflammatory index for enhanced stroke risk assessment

Group

VAII Quartile1

VAII Quartile2

VAII Quartile3

VAII Quartile4

Total

p

(N = 2107)

(N = 2134)

(N = 2108)

(N = 2066)

(N = 8415)

Age

58.11 ± 9.00

59.15 ± 9.17

59.36 ± 9.17

59.86 ± 9.35

59.12 ± 9.19

 < 0.001

eGFR (Cystatin C)

81.26 ± 18.51

79.06 ± 18.70

78.47 ± 20.10

79.49 ± 23.18

79.57 ± 20.21

 < 0.001

VAI

0.86 ± 0.47

1.50 ± 0.85

2.26 ± 1.49

4.10 ± 2.75

2.17 ± 2.03

 < 0.001

CRP

0.51 ± 0.31

0.96 ± 0.71

1.85 ± 1.54

4.42 ± 3.10

1.92 ± 2.32

 < 0.001

VAII

0.37 ± 0.16

1.08 ± 0.29

2.86 ± 0.84

14.08 ± 13.21

4.54 ± 8.57

 < 0.001

Gender

     

 < 0.001

Male

1186 (56.29%)

1022 (47.89%)

911 (43.22%)

771 (37.32%)

3890 (46.23%)

 

Female

921 (43.71%)

1112 (52.11%)

1197 (56.78%)

1295 (62.68%)

4525 (53.77%)

 

Marital Status

     

0.152

Other

228 (10.82%)

245 (11.48%)

265 (12.57%)

265 (12.83%)

1003 (11.92%)

 

Married

1879 (89.18%)

1889 (88.52%)

1843 (87.43%)

1801 (87.17%)

7412 (88.08%)

 

Education Level

     

0.536

Less than upper secondary education

1895 (89.94%)

1923 (90.12%)

1898 (90.03%)

1862 (90.12%)

7578 (90.05%)

 

Upper secondary

188 (8.92%)

196 (9.18%)

189 (8.97%)

176 (8.52%)

749 (8.90%)

 

Tertiary education

24 (1.14%)

15 (0.70%)

21 (1.00%)

28 (1.36%)

88 (1.05%)

 

Rural Area

     

 < 0.001

No

587 (27.86%)

697 (32.66%)

771 (36.57%)

828 (40.08%)

2883 (34.26%)

 

Yes

1520 (72.14%)

1437 (67.34%)

1337 (63.43%)

1238 (59.92%)

5532 (65.74%)

 

Smoking Status

     

 < 0.001

No

1196 (56.28%)

1470 (69.34%)

1548 (73.78%)

1653 (79.78%)

5867 (69.72%)

 

Yes

929 (43.72%)

650 (30.66%)

550 (26.22%)

419 (20.22%)

2548 (30.28%)

 

Diabetes

     

 < 0.001

No

2033 (96.49%)

2044 (95.78%)

1971 (93.50%)

1851 (89.59%)

7899 (93.87%)

 

Yes

74 (3.51%)

90 (4.22%)

137 (6.50%)

215 (10.41%)

516 (6.13%)

 

Hypertension

     

 < 0.001

No

1781 (84.53%)

1683 (78.87%)

1481 (70.26%)

1302 (63.02%)

6247 (74.24%)

 

Yes

326 (15.47%)

451 (21.13%)

627 (29.74%)

764 (36.98%)

2168 (25.76%)

 

Antidiabetic Medication

     

 < 0.001

No

2059 (97.72%)

2081 (97.52%)

2019 (95.78%)

1930 (93.42%)

8089 (96.13%)

 

Yes

48 (2.28%)

53 (2.48%)

89 (4.22%)

136 (6.58%)

326 (3.87%)

 

Antihypertensive Medication

     

 < 0.001

No

1889 (89.65%)

1827 (85.61%)

1637 (77.66%)

1456 (70.47%)

6809 (80.92%)

 

Yes

218 (10.35%)

307 (14.39%)

471 (22.34%)

610 (29.53%)

1606 (19.08%)

 

Drinking Status

     

 < 0.001

No

1433 (68.01%)

1606 (75.26%)

1672 (79.32%)

1661 (80.40%)

6372 (75.72%)

 

Yes

674 (31.99%)

528 (24.74%)

436 (20.68%)

405 (19.60%)

2043 (24.28%)

 

Dyslipidemia

     

 < 0.001

No

2004 (95.11%)

1965 (92.08%)

1881 (89.23%)

1756 (85.00%)

7606 (90.39%)

 

Yes

103 (4.89%)

169 (7.92%)

227 (10.77%)

310 (15.00%)

809 (9.61%)

 

Depression

     

0.987

No

1424 (67.58%)

1444 (67.67%)

1416 (67.17%)

1393 (67.42%)

5677 (67.46%)

 

Yes

683 (32.42%)

690 (32.33%)

692 (32.83%)

673 (32.58%)

2738 (32.54%)

 

Loneliness

     

0.557

No

1518 (72.05%)

1511 (70.81%)

1477 (70.07%)

1470 (71.15%)

5976 (71.02%)

 

Yes

589 (27.95%)

623 (29.19%)

631 (29.93%)

596 (28.85%)

2439 (28.98%)

 

Exercise Status

     

0.545

No

766 (36.36%)

756 (35.43%)

755 (35.82%)

708 (34.27%)

2985 (35.47%)

 

Yes

1341 (63.64%)

1378 (64.57%)

1353 (64.18%)

1358 (65.73%)

5430 (64.53%)

 

Heart Disease

     

 < 0.001

No

1922 (91.22%)

1905 (89.27%)

1834 (87.00%)

1751 (84.75%)

7412 (88.08%)

 

Yes

185 (8.78%)

229 (10.73%)

274 (13.00%)

315 (15.25%)

1003 (11.92%)

 < 0.001

Incident Stroke

      

No

1982 (94.07%)

1955 (91.61%)

1884 (89.37%)

1798 (87.03%)

7619 (90.54%)

 

Yes

125 (5.93%)

179 (8.39%)

224 (10.63%)

268 (12.97%)

796 (9.46%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: VAI, visceral adiposity index; CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; VAII, visceral adiposity inflammation index.