Table 2.
Basic Characteristics of Participants by Monocyte-Albumin-Ratio Quartiles
| Characteristic | Na | Monocyte-Albumin-Ratiod | P Valuec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall, N = 15,679 (100%)b | Q1, N = 4108 (25%)b | Q2, N = 4088 (26%)b | Q3, N = 3603 (24%)b | Q4, N = 3880 (24%)b | |||
| Age (years) | 15,679 | 47.0 (34.0, 60.0) | 45.0 (33.0, 57.0) | 46.0 (33.0, 59.0) | 48.0 (33.0, 61.0) | 50.0 (35.0, 65.0) | < 0.001 |
| Gender | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Male | 7507 (48%) | 1742 (41%) | 1849 (46%) | 1809 (51%) | 2107 (54%) | ||
| Female | 8172 (52%) | 2366 (59%) | 2239 (54%) | 1794 (49%) | 1773 (46%) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 6636 (68%) | 1401 (62%) | 1681 (67%) | 1624 (70%) | 1930 (72%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 3146 (10%) | 905 (12%) | 828 (11%) | 672 (9.4%) | 741 (9.5%) | ||
| Mexican American | 2501 (8.7%) | 697 (9.8%) | 706 (9.0%) | 577 (8.5%) | 521 (7.4%) | ||
| Other race—including multi-racial | 1805 (7.7%) | 678 (11%) | 469 (7.5%) | 331 (6.3%) | 327 (6.3%) | ||
| Other Hispanic | 1591 (5.8%) | 427 (5.8%) | 404 (5.7%) | 399 (6.2%) | 361 (5.3%) | ||
| Education level | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Under highschool | 3906 (16%) | 960 (15%) | 984 (15%) | 947 (17%) | 1015 (18%) | ||
| Highschool | 3572 (23%) | 862 (21%) | 869 (21%) | 814 (23%) | 1027 (29%) | ||
| Above highschool | 8201 (61%) | 2286 (65%) | 2235 (64%) | 1842 (60%) | 1838 (53%) | ||
| Poverty-income ratio (PIR) | 15,679 | 2.74 (1.60, 4.86) | 3.00 (1.79, 4.97) | 2.79 (1.64, 5.00) | 2.78 (1.61, 5.00) | 2.41 (1.42, 4.41) | < 0.001 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 15,679 | 28 (24, 32) | 26 (23, 30) | 28 (24, 32) | 28 (25, 33) | 29 (25, 35) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 15,679 | 120 (111, 128) | 119 (109, 125) | 120 (110, 127) | 120 (112, 128) | 120 (113, 131) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 15,679 | 69 (64, 75) | 69 (65, 75) | 69 (65, 76) | 69 (64, 75) | 69 (63, 76) | 0.5 |
| Alcohol Consumption | 15,679 | 0.04 | |||||
| No | 15,319 (98%) | 4,021 (98%) | 4,010 (98%) | 3,506 (97%) | 3,782 (98%) | ||
| Yes | 360 (2.1%) | 87 (1.9%) | 78 (1.5%) | 97 (2.5%) | 98 (2.4%) | ||
| Smoking status | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Smoking | 3058 (19%) | 556 (12%) | 664 (16%) | 769 (22%) | 1069 (28%) | ||
| Never smoking | 8776 (55%) | 2650 (64%) | 2441 (59%) | 1933 (53%) | 1752 (45%) | ||
| Quit smoking | 3845 (25%) | 902 (24%) | 983 (25%) | 901 (26%) | 1059 (28%) | ||
| Diabetes | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Diabetes | 2462 (11%) | 487 (8.4%) | 573 (8.9%) | 603 (11%) | 799 (17%) | ||
| Prediabetes | 3843 (21%) | 842 (16%) | 971 (19%) | 910 (22%) | 1120 (26%) | ||
| Nondiabetes | 9374 (68%) | 2779 (75%) | 2544 (72%) | 2090 (67%) | 1961 (57%) | ||
| Cancer | 15,679 | 0.034 | |||||
| No | 14,222 (90%) | 3794 (91%) | 3748 (91%) | 3256 (90%) | 3424 (89%) | ||
| Yes | 1457 (9.7%) | 314 (9.2%) | 340 (8.8%) | 347 (9.7%) | 456 (11%) | ||
| Stroke | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||||
| No | 15,082 (97%) | 4000 (98%) | 3963 (98%) | 3470 (97%) | 3649 (95%) | ||
| Yes | 597 (2.9%) | 108 (1.9%) | 125 (2.3%) | 133 (2.9%) | 231 (4.6%) | ||
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 1.34 (1.11, 1.63) | 1.42 (1.19, 1.73) | 1.37 (1.14, 1.68) | 1.32 (1.09, 1.58) | 1.27 (1.06, 1.55) | < 0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 2.87 (2.30, 3.52) | 2.90 (2.35, 3.54) | 2.92 (2.35, 3.54) | 2.90 (2.33, 3.54) | 2.79 (2.25, 3.41) | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 4.89 (4.24, 5.61) | 4.94 (4.32, 5.64) | 4.94 (4.29, 5.61) | 4.91 (4.22, 5.61) | 4.78 (4.14, 5.51) | < 0.001 |
| Total triglycerides (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 1.14 (0.78, 1.66) | 1.03 (0.71, 1.51) | 1.07 (0.76, 1.57) | 1.20 (0.84, 1.74) | 1.24 (0.86, 1.82) | < 0.001 |
aN not Missing (unweighted)
bMedian (IQR) for continuous; n (weighted %) for categorical
cDesign-based KruskalWallis test; Pearson’s X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment
dMonocyte-Albumin-Ratio is grouped based on quartiles: Q1: < 0.095; Q2: 0.095–0.122; Q3: 0.122–0.152; Q4: > 0.152