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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Jun 13;60(3):200–207. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.03.040

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics by Quartiles of Fibroblast Growth Factor-23. The Cardiovascular Health Study

Range (RU/ml) Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Quartiles
1 2 3 4
< 51 51–70 71–100 > 100
Number of Participants 792 785 774 756
Demographics
 Age (years) ± SD 77 ± 5 77 ± 5 78 ± 5 79 ± 5
 Female n(%) 421 (53%) 444 (57%) 491 (63%) 503 (67%)
 Black race n(%) 180 (23%) 115 (15%) 96 (12%) 106 (14%)
 Self reported health fair or poor n(%) 137 (17%) 152 (19%) 139 (18%) 266 (35%)
Prevalent HF and CVD
 History of HF n(%) 25 (3%) 41 (5%) 55 (7%) 150 (20%)
 History of MI n(%) 60 (8%) 59 (8%) 93 (12%) 127 (17%)
 History of Stroke n(%) 42 (5%) 52 (7%) 38 (5%) 58 (8%)
 History of Claudication n(%) 16 (2%) 16 (2%) 27 (4%) 39 (5%)
CVD Risk Factors
 Hypertension n(%) 457 (58%) 482 (61%) 492 (64%) 523 (69%)
 Glycemia Status n(%)
  Impaired Fasting Glucose 38 (5%) 51 (7%) 66 (9%) 60 (8%)
  Diabetes 81 (10%) 103 (13%) 114 (15%) 155 (21%)
 Current smoker n(%) 42 (5%) 46 (6%) 77 (10%) 75 (10%)
 Body mass index (kg/m2) ± SD 26.3 ± 4.3 26.7 ± 4.2 27.3 ± 4.6 27.5 ± 5.3
 Total cholesterol (mg/dl) ± SD 200 ± 37 202 ± 38 204 ± 41 203 ± 42
 Lipid lowering medication n(%) 72 (9%) 80 (10%) 106 (14%) 106 (14%)
 C-reactive protein (mg/L), median [IQR] 1.83 [0.91, 3.89] 2.19 [0.99, 4.64] 2.85 [1.28, 5.64] 3.12 [1.50, 6.79]
Kidney Function
 eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) ± SD 81 ± 18 74 ± 17 69 ± 16 58 ± 19
 Urine ACR (mg/g), median (IQR) 6.86 [4.28, 14.33] 8.37 [4.50, 17.51] 8.34 [4.71, 18.97] 13.36 [6.01, 54.41]

Abbreviations: HF=heart failure; CVD=cardiovascular disease; MI=myocardial infarction; eGFR=estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACR=albumin to creatinine ratio.