Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to CTI quartiles
| CTI quartiles (N = 8679) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (n = 2170) | Q2 (n = 2170) | Q3 (n = 2170) | Q4 (n = 2169) | ||
| Age, years | 43.85 [20,85] | 50.61 [20,85] | 52.31 [20,85] | 52.86 [20,85] | < 0.001a |
| Sex (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Male | 1016 (46.82%) | 1129 (52.03%) | 1055 (48.62%) | 1016 (46.84%) | |
| Female | 1154 (53.18%) | 1041 (47.97%) | 1115 (51.38%) | 1153 (53.16%) | |
| First_HbA1c% (mean) | 5.37 [3.8,11] | 5.53 [3.9,11.9] | 5.70 [4.0,12.2] | 6.32 [3.9,17.0] | < 0.001a |
| Race (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Mexican American | 288 (13.27%) | 371 (17.10%) | 444 (20.46%) | 470 (21.67%) | |
| Other Hispanic | 169 (7.79%) | 209 (9.63%) | 221 (10.18%) | 283 (13.05%) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1051 (48.43%) | 1017 (46.87%) | 999 (46.04%) | 942 (43.43%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 510 (23.50%) | 440 (20.28%) | 371 (17.10%) | 340 (15.68%) | |
| Other races | 152 (7.00%) | 133 (6.13%) | 135 (6.22%) | 134 (6.18%) | |
| Hypertension (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Yes | 485 (22.35%) | 726 (33.46%) | 854 (39.35%) | 1046 (48.22%) | |
| No | 1685 (77.65%) | 1444 (66.54%) | 1316 (60.65%) | 1123 (51.78%) | |
| Diabetes (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Yes | 135 (6.22%) | 277 (12.76%) | 420 (19.35%) | 800 (36.88%) | |
| No | 2035 (93.78%) | 1893 (87.24%) | 1750 (80.65%) | 1369 (63.12%) | |
| Education (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Less than 9th grade | 144 (6.64%) | 258 (11.89%) | 317 (14.61%) | 318 (14.66%) | |
| 9-11th grade | 294 (13.55%) | 334 (15.39%) | 311 (14.33%) | 376 (17.34%) | |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 453 (20.88%) | 524 (24.15%) | 534 (24.61%) | 541 (24.94%) | |
| Some college or AA degree | 635 (29.26%) | 577 (26.59%) | 612 (28.20%) | 568 (26.19%) | |
| College graduate or above | 644 (29.68%) | 477 (21.98%) | 396 (18.25%) | 366 (16.87%) | |
| Smoking (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Yes | 884 (40.74%) | 998 (45.99%) | 1055 (48.62%) | 1114 (51.36%) | |
| No | 1286 (59.26%) | 1172 (54.01%) | 1115 (51.38%) | 1055 (48.64%) | |
| Alcohol use (n, %) | < 0.001b | ||||
| Yes | 1596 (73.55%) | 1540 (70.97%) | 1533 (70.65%) | 1433 (66.07%) | |
| No | 574(26.45%) | 630 (29.03%) | 637 (29.35%) | 736 (33.93%) | |
| First_HDL (mg/dl) (mean) | 104.57 [22,341] | 56.44 [26,188] | 52.27 [21,226] | 47.62 [6,129] | < 0.001a |
| First_LDL (mg/dl) (mean) | 63.41 [26,164] | 115.72 [26,289] | 118.95 [24,328] | 119.92 [22,344] | < 0.001a |
| First_BMI (mean) | 25.11 [14.59,52.48] | 28.03 [15.25,71.30] | 30.40 [16.70,67.71] | 32.87 [16.60,130.21] | < 0.001a |
| First_SBP (mean) | 118.82 [80,216] | 124.6 [82,226] | 126.56 [78,236] | 128.01 [72,208] | < 0.001a |
a: Represents the use of the Kruskal–Wallis test
b: Represents the use of the Chi-square test