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. 2017 Dec 21;9(4):4915–4923. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.23518

Table 1. General characteristics and early risk markers of cardiovascular disease of the subject.

Characteristic 0-4 μg/L(n=280) > 4 μg/L (n=114) p-value
General characteristics
Urinary arsenic (μg/L) 14.87 16.47 0.291
Age 25.76±6.57 26.43±5.76 0.413
Gender, Male/Female(% male) 79.60% 82.60% 0.499
Smoking status, Yes/No(%Yes) 32.00% 29.70% 0.273
Drinking status, Yes/No(%Yes) 17.70% 19.80% 0.623
Education level
Low 2.10% 1.80% 0.406
Medium 72.90% 66.70%
High 25.00% 31.60%
BMI (kg/m2, mean± SD) 20.78±3.5 20.77±3.52 0.977
Family history, Yes/No(%Yes) 20.12% 25.17% 0.223
early risk markers of CVD
Blood sugar 4.18±1.17 3.74±1.09 0.001
Cholesterol 4.58±1.10 4.99±1.03 0.001
Low density lipoprotein 1.99±0.87 1.98±0.95 0.9
High density lipoprotein 1.70±0.51 1.62±0.34 0.762
Triglyceride 1.07±0.79 0.97±0.37 0.224
C-reactive protein 5.82±5.39 7.02±4.72 0.04
Heart rate 76.84±12.20 74.93±10.80 0.148
Systolic blood-pressure(mmHg) 120.20±12.20 123.38±12.03 0.019
Diastolic blood-pressure(mmHg) 76.63±9.36 79.02±9.14 0.022
Electrocardiogram, Normal/Abnormal(%Normal) 78.03% 75.68% 0.62