Characteristic | Slight | Moderate | Severe | P* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 67 | 64 | 39 | Â |
Age (years) | 61.0 (2.1) | 61.6 (2.3) | 62.7 (2.5) | 0.002 |
Height (cm) | 165.9 (5.7) | 165.2 (6.5) | 163.4 (4.9) | 0.11 |
Weight (kg) | 68.0 (9.9) | 65.6 (9.7) | 64.2 (7.9) | 0.10 |
Body mass index | 24.7 (3.1) | 23.9 (3.0) | 23.9 (2.5) | 0.33 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 146.2 (16.9) | 146.9 (21.6) | 144.6 (22.2) | 0.86 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 84.3 (10.1) | 83.5 (10.0) | 84.4 (12.2) | 0.88 |
Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 208.3 (34.7) | 203.9 (32.9) | 208.2 (30.5) | 0.72 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 57.8 (15.0) | 59.5 (16.1) | 59.3 (14.2) | 0.79 |
HbA1c (%) | 5.30 (0.71) | 5.27 (0.73) | 5.33 (0.96) | 0.93 |
Estradiol (E2) (pg/mL) | 25.7 (6.4) | 25.4 (6.1) | 25.9 (6.4) | 0.92 |
Testosterone (pg/mL) | 13.2 (4.5) | 12.7 (3.7) | 13.2 (3.9) | 0.76 |
Smoking habit | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never | 13 | 17 | 13 | 0.47 |
   Past | 36 | 35 | 17 |  |
   Current | 18 | 12 | 9 |  |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.66 |
   Light | 9 | 7 | 4 |  |
   Moderate | 19 | 13 | 13 |  |
   Severe | 36 | 37 | 19 |  |
Medical history | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Hypertension | 27 | 27 | 14 | 0.67 |
   Diabetes | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0.96 |
   CVD | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.70 |
   CHD | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0.36 |
   Hepatic | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0.83 |
   Respiratory | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.41 |
   Gastric | 28 | 31 | 20 | 0.57 |
   Hypercholesterolemia | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0.098 |