Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of participants who survived or did not survive during the 10-year follow-up period
| Survivors (n=70) |
Nonsurvivors (n=120) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (men/women) | 30.0% (21/49) | 54.2% (65/55) | 0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | 1.4% (1/68) | 7.8% (9/107) | 0.093 |
| Alcohol drinking (%) | 44.8% (30/37) | 48.3% (56/60) | 0.759 |
| History of stroke (%) | 4/66 (5.7%) | 10/110 (8.3%) | 0.578 |
| History of heart disease (%) | 19/51 (27.1%) | 34/86 (28.3%) | 1.000 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 205.9±33.3 | 186.2±37.0 | 0.000 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 124.8±26.8 | 112.9±29.2 | 0.005 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 53.6±11.5 | 50.3± 14.3 | 0.080 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 137.3±65.5 | 114.8±50.6 | 0.015 |
| Serum albumin (mg/dL) | 4.38±0.29 | 4.28±0.29 | 0.023 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1±2.9 | 22.3±3.7 | 0.105 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 146.0±23.3 | 142.2±24.5 | 0.283 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.48±0.61 | 5.53±0.71 | 0.626 |
| Education (years) | 9.5±2.4 | 9.4±2.8 | 0.793 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.