Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics by quartiles of visceral fat area
| Characteristic | Abdomen Visceral Fat (cm2) | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
| <95 cm2 | 95–132 cm2 | 133–181 cm2 | >181 cm2 | ||
| N | 618 | 626 | 625 | 620 | 2489 |
| Age, yr | 74 (3) | 74 (3) | 74 (3) | 74 (3) | 74 (3) |
| Men, n (%) | 234 (38) | 284 (45) | 320 (51) | 369 (60) | 1207 (49) |
| Black, n (%) | 321 (52) | 248 (40) | 229 (37) | 175 (28) | 973 (39) |
| Site, n (%) | |||||
| Memphis | 268 (43) | 281 (45) | 322 (52) | 363 (59) | 1234 (50) |
| Pittsburgh | 350 (57) | 345 (55) | 303 (49) | 257 (42) | 1255 (50) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 51 (8) | 73 (12) | 101 (16) | 135 (22) | 360 (15) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 367 (59) | 363 (58) | 353 (57) | 385 (62) | 1468 (59) |
| SBP, mmHg | 135 (21) | 135 (20) | 135 (21) | 136 (21) | 135 (21) |
| DBP, mmHg | 71 (12) | 70 (12) | 72 (11) | 72 (11) | 71 (12) |
| Smoking, n (%) | |||||
| Never | 319 (52) | 279 (45) | 276 (44) | 231 (37) | 1105 (44) |
| Former | 207 (34) | 295 (47) | 291 (47) | 355 (57) | 1148 (46) |
| Current | 92 (15) | 50 (8) | 57 (9) | 34 (6) | 122 (9) |
| Alcohol, drinks/wk | |||||
| >1 | 163 (27) | 196 (31) | 199 (32) | 196 (32) | 754 (30) |
| HTN meds, n (%) | 278 (45) | 316 (51) | 340 (55) | 388 (63) | 1322 (53) |
| Oral estrogen, n (%) | 108 (18) | 84 (13) | 67 (11) | 45 (7) | 304 (12) |
| Prevalent CHD, n (%) | 103 (17) | 116 (19) | 132 (21) | 161 (26) | 512 (21) |
| Prevalent HF, n (%) | 9 (2) | 16 (3) | 19 (3) | 14 (2) | 58 (2) |
| Prevalent stroke, n (%) | 65 (11) | 52 (8) | 54 (9) | 54 (9) | 225 (9) |
| Cholesterol, mg/dl | 203 (36) | 203 (38) | 205 (39) | 200 (4) | 203 (38) |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 119 (33) | 123 (35) | 125 (34) | 120 (35) | 122 (34) |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 63 (18) | 55 (16) | 51 (16) | 47 (14) | 54 (17) |
| Triglycerides, mg/dla | 97 [75,124] | 114 [86,152] | 129 [98,179] | 146 [110,199] | 119 [88,165] |
| eGFR-cysC, ml/min per 1.73 m2 | 92 (17) | 90 (16) | 87 (18) | 84 (19) | 88 (18) |
| eGFR-cysC<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 | 34 (6) | 35 (6) | 53 (9) | 72 (12) | 194 (8) |
| UACRa | 8 (5,17) | 7 (4,15) | 8 (4,18) | 9 (5,24) | 8 (5,19) |
| ACR>30 mg/g | 89 (15) | 84 (14) | 103 (17) | 137 (22) | 413 (17) |
| BMI | 24.1 (3.9) | 26.4 (3.7) | 28.0 (3.9) | 30.6 (4.2) | 27.3 (4.6) |
| Weight, kg | 65 (12) | 73 (11) | 78 (12) | 87 (14) | 76 (15) |
| Height, cm | 164 (9) | 166 (9) | 167 (9) | 168 (9) | 166 (9) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 89 (10) | 97 (10) | 102 (10) | 109 (10) | 99 (12) |
Data expressed as n and %, mean (SD). SBP, systolic BP; DPB, diastolic BP; HTN, hypertension; CHD, coronary heart disease; HF, heart failure; eGFR-cysC, eGFR-cystatin C; UACR, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; ACR, albumin-to-creatinine ratio; BMI, body mass index.
a
Median (IQR).