Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study subjects
| Men (n = 316,848, 56.8%) | Women (n = 241,092, 43.2%) | ||||||
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| Alive (n = 307,571, 97.1%) |
Deceased (n = 9,277, 2.9%) |
Total (n = 316,848, 100%) |
Alive (n = 237,263, 98.4%) |
Deceased (N = 3,829, 1.6%) |
Total (n = 241,092, 100%) |
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| Biomarkers | Variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| Chronological age, years | AGE | 43.1 ± 10.4 | 58.1 ± 11.3 | 43.5 ± 10.7 | 43.4 ± 11.8 | 58.7 ± 11.6 | 43.6 ± 12.0 |
| Age of death, years | DAGE | - | 64.5 ± 11.8 | 64.5 ± 11.8 | - | 65.4 ± 12.3 | 65.4 ± 12.3 |
| Waist circumference, cm | WC | 86.5 ± 8.9 | 85.7 ± 9.9 | 86.5 ± 8.9 | 79.1 ± 11.1 | 82.1 ± 10.4 | 79.2 ± 11.1 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | SBP | 122.4 ± 16.0 | 131.0 ± 20.8 | 122.7 ± 16.2 | - | - | - |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | DBP | - | - | - | 73.2 ± 11.5 | 78.7 ± 13.9 | 73.3 ± 11.6 |
| Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, mL | FEV1 | 3105.2 ± 475.4 | 2581.4 ± 499.3 | 3089.9 ± 484.3 | 2244.6 ± 410.4 | 1820.1 ± 425.2 | 2238.0 ± 414.0 |
| gamma GTP, U/L | G-GTP | 42.8 ± 36.3 | 52.3 ± 49.1 | 43.0 ± 36.7 | 18.6 ± 16.7 | 27.0 ± 29.2 | 18.8 ± 17.0 |
| Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL | BUN | 14.7 ± 3.4 | 15.4 ± 4.6 | 14.7 ± 3.5 | 12.9 ± 3.4 | 14.5 ± 4.6 | 12.9 ± 3.4 |
| High density lipoprotein, mg/dL | HDL | 48.2 ± 10.0 | 47.8 ± 12.5 | 48.2 ± 10.1 | 55.0 ± 12.0 | 51.9 ± 13.3 | 55.0 ± 12.0 |
| Low density lipoprotein, mg/dL | LDL | 115.6 ± 32.3 | 116.7 ± 36.0 | 115.6 ± 32.5 | 113.4 ± 33.3 | 126.2 ± 39.1 | 113.6 ± 33.5 |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | TG | 155 ± 96.5 | 153.6 ± 101.2 | 154.9 ± 96.6 | 109.8 ± 68.9 | 142.8 ± 89.9 | 110.4 ± 69.4 |
| Fasting blood sugar, mg/dL | FBS | 94.5 ± 21.4 | 105.9 ± 34.6 | 94.8 ± 22.0 | 90.5 ± 17.7 | 101.7 ± 31.3 | 90.7 ± 18.0 |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mm/h | ESR | - | - | - | 14.0 ± 11.4 | 25.6 ± 19.9 | 14.2 ± 11.7 |
| Body mass index, kg/cm2 | BMI | - | - | - | 22.7 ± 3.1 | 24.0 ± 3.3 | 22.8 ± 3.2 |
| Body fat percentage, % | BFP | 29.2 ± 7.2 | 30.6 ± 7.9 | 29.2 ± 7.2 | 36.4 ± 6.9 | 38.3 ± 7.1 | 36.4 ± 6.9 |
| Body muscle percentage, % | BMP | 71.4 ± 7.5 | 71.4 ± 7.5 | 71.4 ± 7.5 | 64.6 ± 8.0 | 64.6 ± 8.0 | 64.6 ± 8.0 |
| Albumin/globulin ratio | AGR | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 |
DAGE age of death
BFP weight of body fat/total weight * 100 (%)
BMP weight of body muscle/total weight * 100 (%)
AGR albumin/Globulin, SD standard deviation