Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population stratified by vital status.
| Characteristics | Survivors (N = 3,803) | Decedents (N = 456) | p * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, female | 53.2 | 32.2 | < 0.001 |
| Age, years | 47.0 (34.2; 60.4) | 70.3 (63.4; 76.2) | < 0.001 |
| Physical component scale (PCS-12) | 48.1 (44.2; 50.3) | 43.9 (39.1; 48.8) | < 0.001 |
| Mental component scale (MCS-12) | 44.4 (40.7; 47.6) | 46.1 (41.6; 50.2) | < 0.001 |
| General health, % | < 0.001 | ||
| very good & good | 18.7 | 5.3 | |
| fair | 64.5 | 53.7 | |
| poor & very poor | 16.8 | 41.0 | |
| Civil status (cohabiting), % | 76.3 | 67.4 | < 0.001 |
| Educational level, % | < 0.001 | ||
| < 10 y | 35.5 | 75.3 | |
| = 10 y | 48.3 | 17.6 | |
| > 10 y | 16.2 | 7.1 | |
| Occupational status, % | < 0.001 | ||
| Worker | 15.7 | 2.9 | |
| Employee | 32.4 | 4.4 | |
| Academic/self-employed | 5.9 | 1.8 | |
| No paid job | 46.0 | 90.9 | |
| Household income, € | 949.0 (636.8; 1214.3) | 970.5 (703.0; 1175.0) | 0.464 |
| Smoking status, % | < 0.001 | ||
| Never | 36.1 | 32.2 | |
| Former | 32.8 | 42.9 | |
| Current | 31.1 | 24.9 | |
| Subject's medical history, % | |||
| Hypertension | 20.8 | 46.2 | < 0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 2.6 | 9.6 | < 0.001 |
| Stroke | 1.6 | 8.1 | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 4.8 | 20.2 | < 0.001 |
| Riskful alcohol consumption, % | 14.8 | 12.2 | 0.137 |
| Physically active, % | 44.1 | 24.5 | < 0.001 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 88.1 (78.0; 98.2) | 97.2 (89.0; 104.2) | < 0.001 |
| Food consumption, % | < 0.001 | ||
| Unfavorable | 35.4 | 48.1 | |
| Regular | 22.5 | 27.1 | |
| Optimal | 42.1 | 24.8 | |
| High sensitive C-reactive protein, mg/l | 1.25 (0.62; 2.90) | 2.48 (1.17; 5.59) | < 0.001 |
| Fibrinogen, g/l | 2.83 (2.50; 3.33) | 3.25 (2.76; 3.80) | < 0.001 |
| Glycated hemoglobin, % | 5.3 (4.9; 5,7) | 5.8 (5.3; 6,4) | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l | 5.66 (4.91; 6.47) | 5.89 (5.15; 6.55) | 0.009 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l | 1.45 (0.99; 2.22) | 1.74 (1.24; 2.68) | < 0.001 |
| Albumin (urine), mg/l | 7.5 (4.2; 15.2) | 12.1 (6.1; 33.6) | < 0.001 |
| Gamma glutamyltransferase, μmol/L s | 0.33 (0.23; 0.55) | 0.40 (0.27; 0.76) | < 0.001 |
| Glomerular filtration rate, ml/min | 75.3 (66.7; 84.1) | 66.8 (56.8; 78.4) | < 0.001 |
| Thyrotropin, mU/l | 0.67 (0.45; 0.98) | 0.59 (0.36; 0.91) | < 0.001 |
| Insulin-like growth factor-I, ng/ml | 136.0 (105.2; 174.4) | 107.5 (82.6; 142.2) | < 0.001 |
Data are percentages or median (25th; 75th).
* p-values based on χ2 (qualitative data) or Mann-Whitney-U test (quantitative data).