Table 2. Characteristics of participants stratified by vital status.

Variables	Survivors			Decedents			P value
	No.	%	Mean (SD)	No.	%	Mean (SD)
Total No.	1291	88		169	12
HGF, ng/ml			0.23 (0.09)			0.26 (0.11)	0.009
Age, years			61 (10)			72 (9)	<0.0001
Male sex	487	38		103	61		<0.0001
Body mass indexa			23 (3)			22 (3)	0.016
Systolic BP, mm Hg			132 (20)			144 (24)	<0.0001
Diastolic BP, mm Hg			79 (11)			81 (12)	0.056
HbA1c, %			5.2 (0.7)			5.4 (1.2)	0.033
Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/l			5.7 (1.4)			6.4 (1.9)	<0.0001
Creatinine, µmol/l			74 (15)			85 (22)	<0.0001
Uric acid, µmol/l			286 (83)			321 (89)	<0.0001
C-reactive proteinb, mg/dl			0.19			0.22	0.0004
Range			0.1–11.5			0.1–5.2
Albumin, g/l			44 (2)			42 (3)	<0.0001
Total cholesterol, mmol/l			5.2 (0.9)			4.9 (0.9)	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l			1.5 (0.4)			1.5 (0.4)	0.485
Triglyceridesb, mmol/l			1.10			1.09	0.837
Range			0.32–14.4			0.34–4.73
AST, units/l			28 (5)			28 (6)	0.485
ALT, units/l			26 (4)			26 (3)	0.460
γ-GTPb, units/l			18			22	0.043
Range			1–310			3–896
Smoking	187	15		47	28		<0.0001
Alcohol	268	21		40	24		0.429
Antihypertensive medication	234	18		48	28		0.02
Antihyperlipidemic medication	60	5		12	7		0.228
Antidiabetic medication	32	2		8	5		0.148

Data are mean (SD), geometric mean, range, or percent.

Abbreviations: HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; SD, standard deviation; BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high density lipoprotein; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.

^aWeight (kg)/height (m)².

^bThese variables are shown in the original scale after analysis using log (natural)-transformed values.