Table 2 Baseline characteristics by tertiles of EVIDENT index score (Men (n = 616))
TERTILE 1<50.12 | TERTILE 2 (50.12 to 52.98) | TERTILE 3 >52.98 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean or N (SD or %) | Mean or N (SD or %) | Mean or N (SD or %) | p value | |
Age (years) | 50.4 ± 14.1 | 58.5 ± 13.1 | 60.9 ± 11.4 | <0.001 |
Hypertension (n, %) | 85 (45.9) | 111 (56.9) | 107 (58.5) | 0.031 |
Diabetes (n, %) | 19 (10.2) | 35 (17.9) | 34 (18.4) | 0.051 |
Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 61 (34.3) | 92 (47.2) | 107 (58.2) | <0.001 |
Antihypertensive agents (n, %) | 52 (28.0) | 68 (34.7) | 83 (44.9) | 0.003 |
Antidiabetic agents (n, %) | 15 (8.1) | 23 (11.7) | 28 (15.1) | 0.105 |
Lipid-lowering agents (n, %) | 26 (14.0) | 58 (29.6) | 63 (34.1) | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 129.4 ± 15.3 | 132.2 ± 15.0 | 129.9 ± 14.0 | 0.155 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79.4 ± 11.1 | 79.3 ± 9.4 | 78.7 ± 9.5 | 0.735 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 70.5 ± 11.7 | 71.3 ± 11.4 | 68.6 ± 12.9 | 0.090 |
Insulinemia (mg/dL) | 8.81 ± 6.99 | 8.89 ± 5.38 | 7.49 ± 5.19 | 0.049 |
Glycosilated haemoglobin (%) | 5.60 ± 0.83 | 5.74 ± 0.67 | 5.81 ± 0.85 | 0.039 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 94.3 ± 27.0 | 97.1 ± 19.3 | 101.0 ± 28.0 | 0.037 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 203.3 ± 40.7 | 210.2 ± 37.9 | 212.3 ± 38.0 | 0.070 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 147.0 ± 148.8 | 130.4 ± 84.1 | 142.6 ± 158.4 | 0.463 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 50.1 ± 12.0 | 51.7 ± 12.0 | 54.0 ± 13.1 | 0.012 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 131.3 (45.0) | 133.1 (32.6) | 134.6 (32.8) | 0.701 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.9 ± 4.2 | 28.1 ± 3.5 | 27.3 ± 3.9 | 0.076 |
Obesity (n, %) | 49 (26.3) | 56 (28.6) | 32 (17.3) | 0.026 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 98.5 ± 11.4 | 99.7 ± 9.4 | 96.8 ± 11.4 | 0.031 |
Smoking status | ||||
Non smoker (n, %) | 61 (32.8) | 66 (33.7) | 65 (35.1) | <0.001 |
Exsmoker (n, %) | 63 (33.9) | 96 (49.0) | 94 (50.8) | |
Current smoker (n, %) | 62 (33.3) | 34 (17.3) | 26 (14.1) | |
RCV (D’Agostino) | 16.3 ± 13.2 | 22.6 ± 15.5 | 23.9 ± 17.0 | <0.001 |
PWV (m/s) (n = 263) | 8.13 ± 1.95 | 8.99 ± 2.93 | 7.84 ± 2.02 | 0.158 |