Table 1.
Patients characteristics at initial visit.
| All n = 126 | Low group n = 32 |
Middle group n = 67 |
High group n = 27 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 45.9 ± 13.9 | 44.8 ± 13.4 | 47.3 ± 15.4 | 43.8 ± 10.2 | 0.483 |
| Men, n (%) | 41 (32.5) | 11 (34.4) | 18 (26.9) | 12 (44.4) | 0.250 |
| Height (cm) | 161.8 ± 8.4 | 161.8 ± 8.2 | 161.1 ± 8.3 | 163.7 ± 8.8 | 0.412 |
| Body weight (kg) | 99.2 ± 23.2 | 98.9 ± 22.5 | 97.3 ± 23.7 | 104.0 ± 22.8 | 0.457 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 37.7 ± 7.6 | 37.5 ± 6.4 | 37.4 ± 8.0 | 38.8 ± 7.7 | 0.708 |
| Medical history | |||||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 59 (46.8) | 15 (46.9) | 32 (47.8) | 12 (44.4) | 0.958 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 35 (27.8) | 9 (28.1) | 19 (28.4) | 7 (25.9) | 0.971 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 29 (23) | 12 (37.5) | 11 (16.4) | 6 (22.2) | 0.066 |
| Medication | |||||
| A ntihypertensives, n (%) | 46 (36.8) | 13 (40.6) | 23 (34.8) | 10 (37.0) | 0.856 |
| Hypolipidemic agent, n (%) | 31 (25.0) | 9 (28.1) | 16 (26.4) | 6 (22.2) | 0.868 |
| Insulin, n (%) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.054 |
| Oral hypoglycemic agent, n (%) |
26 (20.8) | 12 (37.5)* | 8 (12.1) | 6 (22.2) | 0.014 |
| Lifestyle | |||||
| Current smoker, n (%) | 9 (7.6) | 5 (16.7) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (7.4) | 0.073 |
| Alcoholic drinks, n (%) | 38 (31.9) | 10 (33.3) | 21 (32.8) | 7 (28.0) | 0.892 |
| Exercise habits, n (%) | 42 (36.8) | 12 (37.5) | 22 (33.8) | 8 (29.6) | 0.817 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).
*P < 0.05 vs. Middle group.