Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the Bangladesh cohort by 1+ proteinuria status collected from 2000 to 2002.
| Variables | Proteinuria | No Proteinuria | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (11,121) | 81 | 11040 | |
| Age-years, mean (SD) | 38.7 (11.2) | 37.1 (10.1) | = 0.173 |
| Sex | |||
| Female (%) | 65.4 | 56.5 | = 0.108 |
| Male (%) | 34.6 | 43.5 | |
| Arsenic well water conc. (ug/L), mean (SD) | 86 (114) | 101 (116) | = 0.239 |
| Education-years, mean (SD) | 3.5 (3.9) | 3.9 (4.3) | = 0.300 |
| BMI-kg/m2, mean (SD) | 19.8 (3.2) | 20.4 (4.7) | = 0.069 |
| SBP in mm Hg, mean (SD) | 129.6 (28.5) | 114.6 (17.8) | < 0.001 |
| DBP in mm Hg mean (SD) | 83.8 (17.0) | 73.9 (11.8) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension (percent) | 43.2 | 12.5 | < 0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | |||
| Never smoked | 69.1 | 64.1 | = 0.344 |
| Current/Ex-Smoker | 30.9 | 35.9 | |
| Diabetes (percent) | 3.7 | 1.4 | = 0.084 |
*
p value by nonpaired t-test (continuous) or Chi Square test (categorical).
BMI = body mass index, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure. % = percent.
Diabetes means diabetes mellitus.