Table 2.
Summary Statistics for Individual Biomarkers and Changes in Biomarkers, Weighted Analyses, Taiwan, 2000–2006, SEBAS (N=639)
| Units | Transformation | Mean (SD) for the Transformed Markers:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level in 2006 | Change (2006 – 2000) | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | mmHg | log | 4.90 (0.15) | −0.01 (0.15) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) | mmHg | log | 4.28 (0.15) | −0.13 (0.16) | |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) | mg/dL | log | 3.84 (0.28) | −0.02 (0.22) | |
| Ratio of total to HDL cholesterol (TC/HDL) | ratio | log | 1.43 (0.27) | 0.00 (0.23) | |
| Triglycerides | mg/dL | log | 4.57 (0.51) | −0.07 (0.43) | |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) | % | −1/(HbA1c)2 | −0.03 (0.01) | 0.01 (0.01) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) |
|
log | 3.20 (0.15) | 0.00 (0.07) | |
| Waist circumference | cm | none | 84.95 (9.91) | −0.43 (5.92) | |
| Interleukin-6 (IL-6) | pg/mL | log | 1.06 (0.80) | 0.23 (0.91) | |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) | mg/L | log | −2.03 (1.13) | 0.53 (1.50) | |
| Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1) | ng/mL | square root | 16.50 (2.92) | 1.09 (2.30) | |
| Soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) | ng/mL | log | 3.57 (0.61) | −0.18 (0.44) | |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) | μg/dL | square root | 8.84 (3.22) | 0.24 (2.10) | |
| Cortisol | μg/g | log | 2.68 (0.86) | −0.27 (0.96) | |
| Epinephrine | μg/g | log | 1.23 (0.58) | 0.13 (0.63) | |
| Norepinephrine | μg/g | log | 3.17 (0.53) | 0.20 (0.54) | |
| Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) | ml/min | none | 59.65 (20.13) | −4.98 (11.51) | |
| Albumin | g/dL | cubed | 83.65 (17.26) | −9.40 (15.31) | |
| Homocysteine (Hcy) | μmol/L | log | 2.47 (0.38) | −0.21 (0.31) | |