Table 1.
Generalized arteriolar width (CRAE quintile)* |
Generalized venular width (CRVE quintile)† |
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |||
Range (Minimum- Maximum, μm) |
81.4 148.6 |
148.7 158.4 |
158.5 166.2 |
166.3 176.0 |
176.1 240.9 |
p‡ | 127.4 179.1 |
179.2 188.6 |
188.7 196.7 |
196.8 206.5 |
206.6 276.0 |
p‡ |
Age | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.7 | 59.3 | 58.9 | <.0001 | 60.2 | 59.7 | 59.4 | 59.3 | 59.2 | <.0001 |
Men (%) | 54.7 | 47.3 | 43.9 | 40.3 | 34.1 | <.0001 | 32.1 | 40.7 | 44.6 | 48.3 | 54.9 | <.0001 |
Black (%) | 23.2 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 16.2 | <.0001 | 9.2 | 15.3 | 19.8 | 25.9 | 33.6 | <.0001 |
More than high school graduate (%) | 48.7 | 50.2 | 46.7 | 46.5 | 45.7 | 0.042 | 49.5 | 51.2 | 48.3 | 45.8 | 42.9 | <.0001 |
Current smoker (%) | 17.4 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 22.5 | <.0001 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 19.4 | 31.1 | <.0001 |
Usual ethanol intake (g/week) | 49.3 | 44.7 | 40.7 | 42.4 | 31.2 | <.0001 | 33.3 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 45.1 | 53.3 | <.0001 |
Leisure time sports index (>=3) (%) | 30.8 | 32.8 | 33.4 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 0.0029 | 37.6 | 35.7 | 33.5 | 33.0 | 29.5 | <.0001 |
Antihypertensive medication use (%) | 38.2 | 33.3 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 21.0 | <.0001 | 25.4 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 35.0 | <.0001 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 15.0 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 0.38 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 18.8 | <.0001 |
Aspirin use (%) | 10.3 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 0.78 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 0.64 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 103.0 | 101.4 | 100.3 | 100.0 | 97.5 | <.0001 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 100.6 | 101.7 | 102.6 | <.0001 |
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 128.9 | 124.1 | 121.2 | 119.3 | 114.2 | <.0001 | 118.5 | 120.6 | 121.4 | 122.5 | 124.8 | <.0001 |
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (IU/L) | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 0.71 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.31 | <.0001 |
CRAE denotes central retinal arteriole equivalent; CRVE, central retinal vein equivalent.
Age, sex, race, and CRVE (continuous) adjusted.
Age, sex, race, and CRAE (continuous) adjusted.
Adjusted means and proportions and according to quintiles, and p-values for overall difference, were calculated by a general linear model.