Table 1.
Age-adjusted mean values of patient characteristics according to height
|
Quartiles of height |
P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | ||
| Men |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median height, cm |
155.6 |
161.0 |
165.1 |
170.1 |
|
| Number at risk |
331 |
349 |
321 |
336 |
|
| Age, years |
69.6 ± 9.5 |
67.3 ± 8.9 |
63.2 ± 10.5 |
59.1 ± 10.5 |
|
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg |
142 |
143 |
141 |
143 |
0.629 |
| Antihypertensive medication use, % |
27.9 |
27.3 |
25.7 |
27.4 |
0.921 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 |
23.6 |
23.8 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
0.772 |
| Current drinker, % |
42 |
52 |
55 |
54 |
0.004 |
| Current smoker, % |
28 |
25 |
26 |
24 |
0.704 |
| Serum triglycerides (TG), mg/dL |
121 |
124 |
129 |
127 |
0.613 |
| Serum HDL-cholesterol (HDL), mg/dL |
55 |
54 |
55 |
54 |
0.795 |
| Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), IU/L |
25 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
0.099 |
| Diabetes, % |
8.0 |
9.3 |
10.7 |
9.3 |
0.721 |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dL |
0.83 |
0.89 |
0.91 |
0.92 |
< 0.001 |
| Estimated GFR (JCKD; mL/min/1.73 m2) |
74.4 |
69.0 |
67.3 |
65.3 |
< 0.001 |
| Estimated GFR (Horio; mL/min) | 81.4 | 81.8 | 84.1 | 88.1 | < 0.001 |
Age: mean ± standard deviation; P: P factor; height quartiles: < 158.7 cm (Q1), 158.7 to 163.0 cm (Q2), 163.1 to 167.9 cm (Q3), and > 167.9 cm (Q4); GFR: glomerular filtration rate.