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. 2025 Sep 3;16:1648083. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1648083

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with new-onset advanced cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (A-CKM) and matched controls.

Characteristics Control subjects New-onset A-CKM P value A-CKM onset age (years) P for trend
<45 45-54 55-64 ≥65
No. of participants 17283 17283 / 1336 2319 6303 7325 /
Age, years 61.29 ± 12.14 61.29 ± 12.14 36.36 ± 6.40 51.01 ± 2.83 60.52 ± 2.77 70.70 ± 4.27
Men, n (%) 15451 (89.40) 15451 (89.40) 1189 (89.00) 2020 (87.11) 5657 (89.75) 6585 (89.90) 0.001
Current drinkers, n (%) 4778 (27.65) 4992 (28.88) 0.011 701 (52.47) 990 (42.69) 1853 (29.40) 1448 (19.77) <0.001
Current smokers, n (%) 5437 (31.46) 5322 (30.79) 0.182 661 (49.48) 1099 (47.39) 2177 (34.54) 1385 (18.91) <0.001
Physical activity, n (%) 3033 (17.55) 3478 (20.12) <0.001 124 (9.28) 355 (15.31) 1347 (21.37) 1652 (22.55) <0.001
High school or above, n (%) 2584 (14.95) 2510 (14.52) 0.262 631 (47.23) 513 (22.12) 620 (9.84) 746 (10.18) <0.001
Mental work, n (%) 2520 (14.58) 2408 (13.93) 0.006 246 (18.41) 284 (12.25) 712 (11.30) 1166 (15.92) <0.001
WC, cm 87.47 ± 9.39 88.97 ± 10.34 <0.001 87.36 ± 10.41 89.64 ± 10.09 89.53 ± 10.09 88.58 ± 10.56 <0.001
BMI, kg/m2 24.64 ± 3.27 25.62 ± 3.38 <0.001 25.30 ± 3.81 25.86 ± 3.41 25.84 ± 3.25 25.42 ± 3.38 <0.001
SBP, mmHg 134.50 ± 17.87 152.52 ± 24.50 <0.001 130.18 ± 21.21 145.19 ± 27.35 156.24 ± 24.96 155.72 ± 20.77 <0.001
DBP, mmHg 82.59 ± 10.44 88.80 ± 13.27 <0.001 82.46 ± 13.32 90.88 ± 14.87 91.40 ± 13.25 87.07 ± 12.01 <0.001
FBG, mmol/L 5.68 ± 1.78 6.61 ± 2.78 <0.001 5.61 ± 2.98 6.37 ± 2.69 6.69 ± 3.04 6.55 ± 2.47 <0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L 2.74 ± 1.23 2.87 ± 1.13 <0.001 2.95 ± 1.47 2.80 ± 1.52 2.89 ± 1.08 2.87 ± 0.93 <0.001
HDL-C, mmol/L 1.48 ± 0.57 1.34 ± 0.52 <0.001 1.50 ± 1.03 1.38 ± 0.53 1.31 ± 0.46 1.33 ± 0.41 <0.001
TG, mmol/L 1.17 (0.83, 1.77) 1.44 (1.01, 2.21) <0.001 1.43 (0.99, 2.36) 1.55 (1.07, 2.62) 1.55 (1.08, 2.40) 1.34 (0.96, 1.97) <0.001
TC, mmol/L 4.94 ± 1.18 5.16 ± 1.32 <0.001 4.98 ± 1.17 5.16 ± 1.42 5.23 ± 1.40 5.12 ± 1.23 <0.001
hs-CRP, mg/L 1.10 (0.46, 2.60) 1.42 (0.60, 3.10) <0.001 1.64 (1.10, 2.50) 1.50 (0.70, 3.00) 1.30 (0.57, 2.98) 1.43 (0.56, 3.38) <0.001
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 88.22 ± 19.50 77.43 ± 27.57 <0.001 40.27 ± 37.40 80.15 ± 34.11 83.58 ± 23.99 78.06 ± 19.69 <0.001
Family history of CVD, n (%) 360 (2.08) 491 (2.84) <0.001 49 (3.67) 152 (6.55) 195 (3.09) 95 (1.30) <0.001
MetS, n (%) 5725 (33.13) 9333 (54.00) <0.001 446 (33.38) 1268 (54.68) 3815 (60.53) 3804 (51.93) <0.001
Hypertension, n (%) 8030 (46.46) 13231 (76.55) <0.001 399 (29.87) 1535 (66.19) 5116 (81.17) 6181 (84.38) <0.001
Diabetes, n (%) 1505 (8.71) 5473 (31.67) <0.001 108 (8.08) 581 (25.05) 2437 (38.66) 2347 (32.04) <0.001
Dyslipidemia, n (%) 10242 (59.26) 12462 (72.11) <0.001 827 (61.90) 1721 (74.21) 4812 (76.34) 5102 (69.65) <0.001
Anti-hypertension drugs, n (%) 1043 (6.03) 3187 (18.44) <0.001 81 (6.06) 567 (24.45) 1260 (19.99) 1279 (17.46) <0.001
Hypoglycemic drugs, n (%) 446 (2.58) 1586 (9.18) <0.001 22 (1.65) 188 (8.11) 703 (11.15) 673 (9.19) <0.001
Lipid-lowering drugs, n (%) 75 (0.43) 272 (1.57) <0.001 16 (1.20) 73 (3.15) 110 (1.75) 73 (1.00) <0.001

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD), median (interquartile range), or number (percentage).

BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.