Tab. I.
Baseline characteristics
| Whole population, n = 309 | CS = 0, n = 145 | CS > 0, n = 164 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex – female, n/% | 217/70 | 116/80 | 101/62 | 0.005* |
| Age (years) | 60 (13) | 57 (11) | 64 (13) | < 0.001† |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 (6.6) | 27.3 (7.7) | 28.1 (6.4) | 0.26† |
| Waist (cm) | 91 ± 13 | 89 ± 12 | 93 ± 13 | 0.07‡ |
| Hip (cm) | 105 ± 10 | 105 ± 9 | 106 ± 11 | 0.7‡ |
| Heart rate (1/min) | 67 ± 9 | 67 ± 7 | 67 ± 10 | 0.9‡ |
| SBP (mmHg) | 142 ± 18 | 139 ± 18 | 146 ± 18 | 0.09‡ |
| DBP (mmHg) | 84 ± 9 | 84 ± 10 | 84 ± 9 | 0.9‡ |
| Hypertension (%) | 60 | 41 | 77 | < 0.001* |
| Diabetes type 2 (%) | 13 | 6 | 19 | 0.005* |
| Smoking (%) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 0.86* |
| Family history (%) | 52 | 53 | 52 | 0.89* |
| Hb (mmol/l) | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 0.8‡ |
| PLT (x 103/mm3) | 217 (76) | 233 (80) | 205 (68) | 0.3† |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.3 (0.8) | 5.7 (1.2) | 0.008† |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 0.3‡ |
| LDL (mmol/l) | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.7‡ |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 0.6‡ |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.1‡ |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 1.3 (1.7) | 0.9 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.7) | 0.025† |
| eGFR (ml/min x 1.73 m2) | 95 (32) | 95 (39) | 93 (30) | 0.6† |
*
– χ2 test
†
– Mann-Whitney test
‡
– Student's t-test
BMI – body mass index, SBP – systolic blood pressure, DBP – diastolic blood pressure, PLT – platelet count, CRP – C-reactive protein, eGFR – estimated glomerular filtration rate (Cockcroft-Gault), LDL – low-density lipoprotein, HDL – high-density lipoprotein