Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Quartiles of aMT6s/creatinine ratio, ng/mg (median, range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 (<10.1) |
13.8 (10.1-16.9) |
21.0 (17.0-27.0) |
36.9 (>27.0) |
|
| No. of participants Characteristic |
138 | 139 | 139 | 138 |
| Median (IQR) | ||||
| Age, y | 46 (42-49) | 45 (42-48) | 44 (40-47) | 44 (41-47) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.5 (22.3-29.0) | 23.8 (22.1-26.6) | 23.4 (21.4-26.5) | 22.6 (20.8-24.6) |
| Physical activity, METS | 11.9 (4.6-30.8) | 15.1 (5.5-26.1) | 11.5 (5.4-23.5) | 15.6 (5.7-29.9) |
| Alcohol intake, g/d | 1.8 (0-6.0) | 1.3 (0-5.7) | 0.9 (0-4.1) | 1.8 (0-3.7) |
| Urine creatinine, mg/dL | 97 (63-142) | 102 (70-155) | 100 (71-150) | 88 (58-126) |
| % | ||||
| Current smoking | 11.6 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
| Past smoking | 29.7 | 21.6 | 18.7 | 25.4 |
| Family history of hypertension | 46.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 42.8 |