Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants with hypertension by cumulative RC quartiles
| Total | Q1 (< 26.40 mg/dl) |
Q2 (26.40-39.56 mg/dl) |
Q3 (39.57-54.65 mg/dl) |
Q4 (≥ 54.66 mg/dl) |
*P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 14,349 | 3587 | 3587 | 3588 | 3587 | / |
| Age (years) | 56.05 ± 10.29 | 55.59 ± 10.81 | 56.07 ± 9.38 | 56.11 ± 10.18 | 56.44 ± 10.74 | 0.02 |
| Male, N (%) | 11,771(82.0) | 3041(84.8) | 2974 (82.9) | 2856(79.6) | 2900(80.8) | < 0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2 ) | 26.06 ± 3.41 | 25.47 ± 3.34 | 26.17 ± 3.45 | 26.13 ± 3.46 | 26.45 ± 3.30 | < 0.01 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 141.77 ± 19.08 | 142.09 ± 19.56 | 140.96 ± 19.42 | 141.85 ± 19.12 | 142.19 ± 8.16 | < 0.01 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 89.66 ± 10.87 | 89.14 ± 10.93 | 89.63 ± 11.07 | 89.93 ± 10.45 | 89.95 ± 10.99 | < 0.01 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 57.44 ± 15.87 | 60.53 ± 15.43 | 56.71 ± 15.02 | 56.31 ± 15.72 | 56.21 ± 16.87 | < 0.01 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 101.20 ± 31.91 | 103.54 ± 27.54 | 104.99 ± 28.52 | 101.02 ± 32.71 | 95.25 ± 37.10 | < 0.01 |
| *TG (mg/dl) | 53.90(37.73–80.85) | 36.58(26.95–48.90) | 53.90(40.43–73.54) | 53.90(42.35–85.86) | 77.00(51.98-120.89) | < 0.01 |
| *RC2006(mg/dl) | 45.43(25.03–71.61) | 20.02(14.25–28.49) | 38.50(26.56–52.75) | 56.21(40.81–73.15) | 84.70(62.37-112.42) | < 0.01 |
| *RC2008(mg/dl) | 32.34(19.63–53.90) | 16.48(11.94–21.56) | 29.26(22.33–36.96) | 45.43(31.96–57.37) | 67.76(46.20-87.01) | < 0.01 |
| *RC2010(mg/dl) | 29.65(16.56–54.29) | 16.56(11.55–23.87) | 26.95(16.56–41.20) | 36.19(20.02–57.75) | 61.98(37.35–93.17) | < 0.01 |
| *Cum-RC(mg/dl) | 39.63(26.49–55.49) | 19.72(15.64–23.17) | 32.92(29.79–36.04) | 46.89(43.17–50.59) | 68.70(61.03–80.43) | < 0.01 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.92 ± 1.95 | 5.65 ± 1.48 | 5.87 ± 1.69 | 5.98 ± 1.79 | 6.18 ± 2.60 | < 0.01 |
| *hs-CRP (mg/L) | 1.40(0.62–3.20) | 1.40(0.70-3.00) | 1.30(0.55-3.00) | 1.40(0.60–3.26) | 1.30(0.66–3.63) | < 0.01 |
| eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2) | 84.73 ± 18.76 | 79.39 ± 18.64 | 83.78 ± 18.58 | 87.06 ± 18.35 | 88.70 ± 18.10 | < 0.01 |
| Current smoker, N (%) | 5434(37.9) | 1127(31.4) | 1389(38.7) | 1443(40.2) | 1475(41.1) | < 0.01 |
| Alcohol drinker, N (%) | 4999(34.8) | 1037(28.9) | 1233(34.4) | 1331(37.1) | 1398(39.0) | < 0.01 |
| Physical activity, N (%) | 2151(15.0) | 509(14.2) | 606(16.9) | 564(15.7) | 472(13.2) | < 0.01 |
| Education, N (%) | 2669(18.6) | 591(16.5) | 776(21.6) | 681(19.0) | 621(17.3) | < 0.01 |
| Diabetes, N (%) | 2335(16.3) | 415(11.6) | 535(14.9) | 608(16.9) | 777(21.7) | < 0.01 |
| Antihypertensive drugs, N (%) | 4372(30.5) | 980(27.3) | 1118(31.2) | 1117(31.1) | 1157(32.3) | < 0.01 |
| Hypoglycemic drugs, N (%) | 1164(8.11) | 185(5.16) | 266(7.42) | 309(8.61) | 404(11.3) | < 0.01 |
| Lipid-lowering drugs, N (%) | 195(1.36) | 16(0.45) | 39(1.09) | 57(1.59) | 83(2.31) | < 0.01 |
BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG triglyceride, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C reactive protein,eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, RC remant cholesterol, Cum-RC cumulative remant cholesterol
*P value, comparison of baseline characteristics between diferent Cum-RC groups
*TG, hs-CRP, RC2006, RC2008, RC2010 and Cum-RC were expressed by median (IQR)