Table 2. Major cardiovascular risk factors by tertiles of Eubacteria (Eubac).
| Tertiles of Eubac | ||||
| ≤0.039 ng/µL | 0.040 to 0.093 ng/µL | >0.093 ng/µL | P trend | |
| n = 1299 | n = 1338 | n = 1299 | ||
| Men (n (%)) | 638 (49) | 652 (49) | 670 (52) | 0.1 |
| Age (years) | 46±10 | 47±10 | 48±10 | 0.0002 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.7±3.7 | 24.6±3.7 | 24.6±3.5 | 0.5 |
| Waist perimeter (cm) | 83±12 | 83±12 | 83±11 | 0.6 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 131±15 | 130±15 | 132±16 | 0.06 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 80±9 | 79±9 | 81±10 | 0.008 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.74±0.98 | 5.73±0.97 | 5.71±0.97 | 0.3 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.62±0.43 | 1.66±0.43 | 1.61±0.42 | 0.01 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.60±0.91 | 3.58±0.90 | 3.58±0.90 | 0.3 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) | 5.39±0.82 | 5.34±0.69 | 5.34±0.91 | 0.03 |
| Fibrinogen (g/l) | 2.93±0.58 | 2.95±0.60 | 3.12±0.74 | 0.0001 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (UI/l) | 20.65±9.44 | 20.65±9.55 | 20.39±10.74 | 0.74 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (UI/l) | 25.19±15.55 | 25.43±17.56 | 26.67±17.74 | 0.06 |
| Current smokers (n (%)) | 382 (29) | 321 (24) | 308 (24) | 0.0004 |
| Diabetes (n (%)) | 30 (2) | 29 (2) | 38 (3) | 0.2 |