Table 4. Mean Values of Each Clinical Indicator at Age 38 as a Function of Total Number of Clinical Indicators.
| Mean Values by Total Number of Clinical Indicators at Age 381 |
z-value | P value for Trend2 |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+ | |||
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| N | 219 | 208 | 183 | 124 | 153 | ||
| Metabolic Abnormalities | |||||||
| Waist (cm) | 773 | 818 | 862 | 912 | 1018 | 19.7 | <0.001 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.73 | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.27 | 1.09 | −16.9 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.20 | 1.63 | 2.15 | 2.54 | 3.38 | 16.3 | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 113 | 118 | 122 | 123 | 129 | 12.8 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 86 | 13.2 | <0.001 |
| Glycated Hemoglobin (%) | 5.26 | 5.33 | 5.37 | 5.45 | 5.73 | 9.0 | <0.001 |
| Cardiorespiratory Fitness (VO2 max) | 30.5 | 31.6 | 30.2 | 29.0 | 23.6 | −8.0 | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary Function ( FEV1/FVC ratio) | 81.8 | 80.1 | 79.1 | 79.1 | 78.6 | −4.0 | <0.001 |
| Periodontitis (% of sites with 5+mm CAL) | 0.00 | 1.62 | 3.19 | 4.95 | 4.14 | 9.9 | <0.001 |
| Systemic Inflammation (hsCRP mg/L) | 0.86 | 1.54 | 2.27 | 3.81 | 4.89 | 14.9 | <0.001 |
1
Total count of clinical indicators based on clinical cutoff values detailed in Table 2
2
Calculated based on Wilcoxon-type test for trend (Cuzick, 1985)