Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to tertile of waist circumference among men.
| Waist circumference (cm) | p-value for the trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 ≤ 81.0 cm N = 793 |
Tertile 2 81.1ー88.0 cm N = 772 |
Tertile 3 > 88.0 cm N = 1072 |
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| Age, mean (SD), years | 58.9 (11.2) | 60.9 (9.8) | 61.5 (9.4) | < 0.001 |
| Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 21.1 (1.9) | 23.6 (1.7) | 27.0 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
| Obesity*, N (%) | 18 (2.3) | 158 (20.5) | 607 (79.2) | < 0.001 |
| Uric acid, mean (SD), µmol/L | 315.6 (57.6) | 331.5 (57.6) | 332.3 (58.7) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mmHg | 126.4 (17.9) | 131.3 (17.5) | 135.3 (17.6) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, means(SD), mmHg | 74.0 (11.1) | 76.2 (10.6) | 78.9 (10.8) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension**, N (%) | 274 (34.6) | 405 (52.5) | 483 (63.1) | < 0.001 |
| HbA1c, mean (SD) | 5.4 (0.7) | 5.5 (0.8) | 5.7 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus***, N (%) | 70 (8.8) | 107 (13.9) | 154 (20.2) | < 0.001 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mean (SD), mmol/L | 1.7 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mean (SD), mmol/L | 2.9 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride, mean (SD), mmol/L | 1.1 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.7 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia****, N (%) | 213 (26.8) | 331 (42.9) | 407 (53.1) | < 0.001 |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mean (SD), mL/min/1.73m2 | 78.6 (15.2) | 76.5 (15.6) | 74.6 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
| Urine protein, N (%) | 49 (6.2) | 47 (6.1) | 72 (9.4) | 0.016 |
| Chronic kidney disease*****, N (%) | 101 (12.8) | 121 (15.8) | 166 (21.8) | < 0.001 |
| Smoking, N (%) | 306 (38.6) | 249 (32.3) | 232 (30.3) | < 0.001 |
| Current daily alcohol intake, N (%) | 302 (40.3) | 332 (47.0) | 306 (44.7) | 0.087 |
| Regular exercise, N (%) | 236 (30.7) | 205 (27.8) | 208 (28.6) | 0.360 |
*Body mass index of ≥ 25 kg/m2. **BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg or us of blood pressure lowering medication. ***Fasting blood glucose concentration ≥ 7.0 mmol/L, Non-fasting blood glucose concentration ≥ 11.1 mmol/L, HbA1c values ≥ 6.5%, or use of glucose-lowering therapy. ****LDH cholesterol concentrations ≥ 3.62 mmol/L, HDL cholesterol concentrations < 1.03 mmol/L, triglyceride concentrations ≥ 1.69 mmol/L, or use of lipid-lowering medication. *****eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73m2 or urine protein ≥ 1.