Table 1.

Baseline characteristics based on the CVDs subjects.

Characteristics	CVDs				χ2/t	P
	Overall (N = 5402)	Non-CVDS (N = 3943)	CVDs (N = 1459)	%
Age					2.673	0.102
40–59	2857	2112	745	26.08
60–79	2545	1831	714	28.06
Gender					0.078	0.781
Male	2649	1929	720	27.18
Female	2753	2014	739	26.84
Ethnicity					8.449	0.015*
Mexican American	808	615	193	23.89
Other Hispanic	582	441	141	24.23
Others	4012	2887	1125	28.04
Marital status					16.920	<0.001**
Married and living with partner	3495	2615	880	25.18
Never married	444	310	134	30.18
Others	1462	1017	445	30.44
Education status					2.885	0.236
Less than high school	1347	963	384	28.51
High school or GED	1189	862	327	27.50
College and above	2866	2118	748	26.10
Family poverty income ratio					34.892	<0.001**
<1.0	263	168	95	36.12
1.0–2.0	2646	1867	779	29.44
≧3.0	2493	1908	585	23.47
BMI					17.744	<0.001**
Normal	1291	980	311	24.09
Overweight	1890	1408	482	25.50
Obesity	2221	1555	666	29.99
Vigorous physical activity					13.365	<0.001**
Yes	950	648	302	31.79
No	4452	3295	1157	25.99
Moderate physical activity					27.006	<0.001**
Yes	1946	1339	607	31.19
No	3456	2604	852	24.65
Sleep disturbance					237.412	<0.001**
Yes	1646	970	676	41.07
No	3756	2973	783	20.85
Alcohol status					1.560	0.212
Yes	3864	2802	1062	27.48
No	1538	1141	397	25.81
Smoke status					37.470	<0.001**
Yes	2707	1876	831	30.70
No	2695	2067	628	23.30
TyG	5402	8.72 ± 0.67	8.79 ± 0.68		11.847	<0.001**
Serum alpha-Klotho levels	5402	858.37 ± 306.34	859.49 ± 366.05		0.013	0.910
Serum alpha-Klotho levels×TyG	5402	98,360.24 ± 57,765.66	102,384.89 ± 68,119.63		4.676	0.031*

Note: 1. Percentage = CVDs / Overall ∗ 100 %; 2. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.