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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, and laboratory, physical exam, and carotid ultrasound results of community-dwelling individuals, stratified by sex and age groups

From: Value of the arterial stiffness index and ankle brachial index in subclinical atherosclerosis screening in healthy community-dwelling individuals

Variable

N

Mean ± SD Number (%)

Age group (years)

Sex

< 45

45~60

> 60

p

Male

Female

p

Total

212

–

22 (10.4)

93 (43.9)

97 (45.7)

< 0.001

98 (46.2)

114 (53.8)

0.30

Age (years)

212

57.7 ± 10.4

37.9 ± 4.5

53.06 ± 3.83

66.73 ± 5.38

< 0.001

60.34 ± 11.14

55.51 ± 9.30

< 0.001

BMI (kg/cm2)

212

23.81 ± 3.17

24.17 ± 3.26

23.36 ± 3.51

24.16 ± 2.76

0.188

24.43 ± 2.99

23.28 ± 3.23

0.008

BMR

210

1230.45 ± 227.75

1292 ± 244.11

1188.94 ± 224.74

1256.49 ± 222.41

< 0.001

1422.88 ± 167.36

1062.07 ± 109.03

< 0.001

BC (cm)

211

94.54 ± 6.65

95.5 ± 8.46

93.68 ± 6.62

95.16 ± 6.17

0.240

96.04 ± 5.82

93.27 ± 7.05

0.002

WC (cm)

211

79.81 ± 9.97

79.22 ± 10.54

77.15 ± 9.85

82.53 ± 9.31

< 0.001

85.98 ± 8.54

74.57 ± 7.9

< 0.001

BF (%)

210

27.63 ± 6.89

29.23 ± 6.71

28.10 ± 7.04

26.84 ± 6.75

0.245

23.79 ± 5

30.99 ± 6.57

< 0.001

DM

212

19 (8.96)

1 (5.26)

5 (26.32)

13 (68.42)

0.112

13 (68.42)

6 (31.58)

0.053

HTN

212

56 (26.42)

1 (1.79)

17 (30.36)

38 (67.86)

< 0.001

32 (57.14)

24 (42.86)

0.062

SMK

212

46 (21.7)

3 (6.52)

16 (34.78)

27 (58.7)

0.127

44 (95.65)

2 (4.35)

< 0.001

Alc

211

25 (11.85)

4 (16)

10 (40)

11 (44)

0.675

21 (84)

4 (16)

< 0.001

Stressed

212

50 (23.58)

12 (24)

23 (46)

15 (30)

< 0.001

22 (44)

28 (56)

0.747

SBP (mmHg)

212

122.76 ± 18.36

111.45 ± 9.97

119.23 ± 18.08

128.71 ± 18.14

< 0.001

127.07 ± 16.03

119.05 ± 19.47

0.001

DBP (mmHg)

212

78.87 ± 10.38

74.61 ± 6.98

79.04 ± 11.44

79.68 ± 9.79

0.115

80.93 ± 9.97

77.1 ± 10.44

0.007

Pulse (beats/min)

212

69.86 ± 9.29

73.88 ± 6.87

71.24 ± 9.12

67.62 ± 9.43

0.002

69.71 ± 10.04

69.99 ± 8.63

0.826

FBS (mg/dl)

212

96.43 ± 21.98

91.09 ± 10.4

94.96 ± 18.15

99.05 ± 26.58

0.214

98.13 ± 26.95

94.97 ± 16.54

0.297

URCA (mg/dl)

212

5.62 ± 1.38

5.71 ± 1.44

5.62 ± 1.33

5.61 ± 1.41

0.95

5.75 ± 1.49

5.51 ± 1.26

0.2

BUN (mg/dl)

212

14.11 ± 4.36

14.63 ± 3.44

13.86 ± 4.43

14.23 ± 4.49

0.703

14.44 ± 4.26

13.82 ± 4.43

0.29

Cr (mg/dl)

212

0.96 ± 0.73

1.4 ± 2.15

0.89 ± 0.22

0.92 ± 0.26

0.01

1.02 ± 1.04

0.90 ± 0.26

0.238

AST (units/L)

212

23.69 ± 7.5

21.72 ± 4.65

24.3 ± 8.68

23.56 ± 6.73

0.343

23.46 ± 7.78

23.89 ± 7.28

0.681

ALT (units/L)

212

23.37 ± 14.34

21.36 ± 6.44

24.29 ± 16.76

22.95 ± 13.09

0.641

23.17 ± 11.39

23.55 ± 16.5

0.84

TGL (mg/dl)

212

118.79 ± 73.41

109.13 ± 63.99

113.48 ± 67.46

126.08 ± 80.53

0.403

126.14 ± 83.5

112.48 ± 63.17

0.177

Chol (mg/dl)

212

210.56 ± 35.84

200.95 ± 39.42

213 ± 35.91

210.41 ± 34.93

0.367

202.65 ± 31.99

217.36 ± 37.66

0.002

LDL (mg/dl)

212

136.30 ± 31.80

131.22 ± 34.67

136.48 ± 34.40

137.29 ± 28.62

0.721

134.71 ± 28.43

137.67 ± 34.5

0.5

HDL (mg/dl)

212

50.04 ± 14.42

49.31 ± 15.61

52.56 ± 15.15

47.79 ± 13.12

0.071

43.89 ± 13.01

55.33 ± 13.49

< 0.001

CRP (mg/L)

212

0.21 ± 0.75

0.1 ± 0.06

0.14 ± 0.19

0.3 ± 1.09

0.280

0.23 ± 1

0.19 ± 0.44

0.735

HBA1C (%)

212

5.80 ± 1.09

5.57 ± 0.45

5.67 ± 0.90

5.97 ± 1.31

0.096

5.87 ± 1.32

5.74 ± 0.83

0.376

Mean flow (ml)

212

224.11 ± 38.91

240.53 ± 43.22

228.64 ± 41.06

216.05 ± 34

0.008

227.69 ± 39.29

221.04 ± 38.48

0.215

Mean RI

203

0.65 ± 0.04

0.64 ± 0.03

0.64 ± 0.03

0.67 ± 0.04

< 0.001

0.67 ± 0.04

0.64 ± 0.04

< 0.001

Mean ECA DIA (cm)

212

0.36 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.03

0.37 ± 0.03

< 0.001

0.37 ± 0.02

0.34 ± 0.03

< 0.001

Mean ICA DIA (cm)

212

0.43 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.02

0.42 ± 0.02

0.44 ± 0.02

< 0.001

0.43 ± 0.02

0.42 ± 0.02

< 0.001

Mean CCA DIA (cm)

212

0.57 ± 0.06

0.55 ± 0.05

0.55 ± 0.04

0.6 ± 0.06

< 0.001

0.60 ± 0.05

0.55 ± 0.05

< 0.001

Mean VA DIA (cm)

210

0.313 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.02

0.31 ± 0.03

0.066

0.32 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.02

< 0.001

cIMT

208

0.68 ± 0.11

0.58 ± 0.06

0.63 ± 0.08

0.74 ± 0.10

< 0.001

0.71 ± 0.11

0.65 ± 0.09

< 0.001

cIMT > 0.74

208

54 (25.96)

0

9 (16.67)

45 (83.33)

< 0.001

36 (66.67)

18 (33.33)

< 0.001

cPS

212

2.19 ± 2.72

0.4 ± 1.05

1.3 ± 1.66

3.46 ± 3.19

< 0.001

2.77 ± 2.95

1.7 ± 2.4

0.003

Plaque presence

212

72 (33.96)

2 (2.78)

18 (25)

52 (72.22)

< 0.001

43 (59.72)

29 (40.28)

0.005

ASI

212

55.16 ± 20.51

47.9 ± 11.1

52.04 ± 17.07

59.79 ± 23.99

0.006

54.17 ± 15.66

56 ± 23.95

0.517

ABI

212

1.08 ± 0.07

1.07 ± 0.07

1.08 ± 0.06

1.08 ± 0.08

0.675

1.08 ± 0.07

1.07 ± 0.07

0.236

ABI < 0.95

212

9 (4.25)

1 (11.11)

3 (33.33)

5 (55.56)

0.795

3 (33.33)

6 (66.67)

0.509

  1. SD standard deviation, WC waist circumference, BC bottom circumference, BMI body-mass index, BMR basal metabolic rate, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, SMK smoking, Alc alcohol consumption, BF body fat, Stressed having high stress, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBS fasting blood sugar, URCA uric acid level, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, TGL triglycerides, Chol cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, CRP C-reactive protein, HBA1c glycated hemoglobin, cIMT carotid intima media thickness, cPS carotid plaque score, RI resistance index, ECA external carotid artery, ICA internal carotid artery, CCA common carotid artery, VA vertebral artery, DIA diameter, ASI arterial stiffness index, ABI ankle brachial index, p p value
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