Table 2. Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.
| Han | Uygur | Kazak | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valvular calcification | Control | P value | Valvular calcification | Control | P value | Valvular calcification | Control | P value | |
| Number(n) | 194 | 411 | 59 | 133 | 81 | 187 | |||
| Age,years | 67.58(8.21 | 67.22(8.93 | 0.629 | 67.30(10.8 | 67.05(10.24 | 0.873 | 67.32(7.74) | 66.47(8.93) | 0.454 |
| Sex,female, | 83(42.8) | 177(43.1) | 0.948 | 37(62.7) | 63(47.4) | 0.06 | 44(54.3) | 93(49.7) | 0.49 |
| Hypertensio | 119(61.3) | 201(48.9) | 0.004 | 36(61) | 69(51.9) | 0.273 | 69(85.2) | 104(55.6) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes, n | 34(17.5) | 46(11.2) | 0.032 | 4(6.8) | 6(4.5) | 0.5 | 4(4.9) | 6(3.2) | 0.493 |
| Smoking, n | 55(28.4) | 101(24.6) | 0.322 | 10(16.9) | 4(3) | <0.001 | 27(33.3) | 47(25.1) | 0.168 |
| Drinking, n | 20(10.3) | 47(11.4) | 0.68 | 24(40.7) | 13(9.8) | <0.001 | 5(6.2) | 9(4.8) | 0.646 |
| BMI,kg/m2 | 25.84(3.71 | 25.85(3.59 | 0.973 | 24.87(4.12 | 25.27(4.52 | 0.487 | 28.02(4.79) | 26.44(4.18) | 0.007 |
| SBP,mm H | 144.35(19.1 | 139.81(18.5 | 0.006 | 146.24(30.3 | 135.89(19.5 | 0.005 | 164.83(29.61) | 148.48(25.87) | <0.001 |
| DBP,mm H | 86.36(14.87 | 86.64(16.18 | 0.839 | 88.19(19.84 | 81.89(13.28 | 0.011 | 110.64(22.75) | 90.41(19.68) | <0.001 |
| Glucose,m | 5.78(2.04) | 5.48(1.81) | 0.073 | 4.69(1.35) | 4.64(1.15) | 0.799 | 5.41(2.03) | 5.29(2.01) | 0.637 |
| TG,mmol/L | 1.61(1.19) | 1.65(1.36) | 0.746 | 1.58(0.93) | 1.43(0.85) | 0.282 | 1.17(0.57) | 1.30(1.05) | 0.327 |
| TC,mmol/L | 4.67(1.11) | 4.42(1.22) | 0.019 | 4.89(1.16) | 4.38(1.07) | 0.003 | 5.21(1.07) | 4.79(1.07) | 0.004 |
| HDL,mmol/ | 1.24(0.46) | 1.25(0.52) | 0.901 | 1.27(0.40) | 1.26(0.42) | 0.877 | 1.30(0.43) | 1.28(0.42) | 0.684 |
| LDL,mmol/ | 2.94(1.00) | 2.69(0.84) | 0.001 | 3.08(1.01) | 2.71(0.81) | 0.007 | 3.08(0.95) | 2.81(1.00) | 0.037 |
| UA,umol/L | 314.62(93.6 | 300.67(81.0 | 0.061 | 260(68.08) | 252.68(71.9 | 0.51 | 268.28(86.43) | 272.02(74.99) | 0.721 |
| SCr,umol/L | 76.46(23.92 | 76.56(40.75 | 0.975 | 80.06(30.24 | 72.73(26.36 | 0.091 | 76.65(17.97) | 68.94(19.96) | 0.003 |
| BUN,mmol/ | 5.36(1.66) | 5.25(1.59) | 0.447 | 5.78(1.63) | 6.18(3.19) | 0.362 | 5.18(1.77) | 4.93(1.56) | 0.257 |
Note: 1 mm Hg = 0.133 KPa; Glucose: 1mmol/L = 18 mg/dl; TG: 1mmol/L = 88.6 mg/dl; TC: 1mmol/L = 38.7 mg/dl; HDL: 1mmol/L = 38.7 mg/dl; LDL: 38.7 mg/dl; UA: 1umol/L = 0.0168 mg/dl; SCr: 1umol/L = 0.0113 mg/dl; BUN: 1mmol/L = 2.8 mg/dl;Normal ranges for laboratory values: SBP: 90–139 mm Hg; DBP: 60–89 mm Hg; Glucose: 3.9–6.1 mmol/L; TG: 0.56–1.7 mmol/L; TC: 2.8–5.72 mmol/L; HDL: 1.16–1.55 mmol/L; LDL: 2.7–3.1 mmol/L; UA: 208–428 umol/L; SCr: 53–115 umol/L; BUN: 2.9–8.2 mmol/L.