Table 2.
Levels of ADMA according to subject's characteristics
| n | % | GM | IQR | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 552 | 42.8 | 0.77 | (0.63;0.92) | 0.025 |
| Female | 735 | 57.1 | 0.79 | (0.65;0.98) | |
| Age groups (years) | |||||
| <75 | 685 | 53.2 | 0.75 | (0.63;0.92) | <0.0001 |
| [75–80] | 397 | 30.8 | 0.80 | (0.65;0.97) | |
| ≥80 | 205 | 15.9 | 0.85 | (0.69;1.02) | |
| Educational level | |||||
| No formal schooling | 860 | 66.9 | 0.79 | (0.67;0.96) | 0.022 |
| Uncompleted school | 225 | 17.5 | 0.74 | (0.61;0.92) | |
| Primary or secondary school | 199 | 15.4 | 0.77 | (0.63;0.96) | |
| BMI categories (kg/m2) | |||||
| <25 | 193 | 15.0 | 0.77 | (0.67;0.91) | 0.469 |
| [25–30] | 556 | 43.4 | 0.79 | (0.65;0.97) | |
| ≥30 | 530 | 41.4 | 0.77 | (0.65;0.95) | |
| HTA | |||||
| No | 609 | 47.8 | 0.78 | (0.65;0.95) | 0.520 |
| Yes | 665 | 52.1 | 0.77 | (0.65;0.94) | |
| Hypercholesterolemia | |||||
| No | 766 | 60.9 | 0.79 | (0.65;0.97) | 0.080 |
| Yes | 491 | 39.0 | 0.77 | (0.65;0.93) | |
| Diabetes | |||||
| No | 1,031 | 81.1 | 0.78 | (0.65;0.96) | 0.102 |
| Yes | 240 | 18.8 | 0.76 | (0.63;0.91) | |
| Atherosclerotic disease | |||||
| No | 1,104 | 85.8 | 0.79 | (0.65;0.95) | 0.940 |
| Yes | 183 | 14.2 | 0.79 | (0.65;0.98) | |
| Ankle–brachial index | |||||
| ≤0.9 | 238 | 19.3 | 0.78 | (0.65;0.95) | 0.906 |
| 0.9–1.0 | 322 | 26.1 | 0.79 | (0.65;0.98) | |
| 1.0–1.4 | 647 | 52.4 | 0.78 | (0.65;0.95) | |
| >1.4 | 28 | 2.2 | 0.79 | (0.63;0.90) | |
| Frailty | |||||
| No frail | 638 | 49.5 | 0.78 | (0.65;0.94) | 0.045 |
| Pre-frail | 542 | 42.1 | 0.79 | (0.64;0.95) | |
| Frail | 107 | 8.3 | 0.84 | (0.70;1.02) | |
GM Geometric mean, IQR Inter Quartile Range
aEstimated from linear regression with the log transformation of ADMA as the dependent variable.