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. 2018 Mar 7;3(4):318–325. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.0139

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study Participants in the Cohort Random Sample Weighted Back to Original Cohort Overall and by Quartiles of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23).

Characteristic Mean (95% CI)
Overall FGF23 Concentration
Quartile 1 (<53 RU/mL) Quartile 2 (53-70 RU/mL) Quartile 3 (>70-100 RU/mL) Quartile 4 (>100 RU/mL)
Participants, weighted No. 22 127 5764 5870 5530 4962
Age, y 64.3 (63.7-64.9) 62.1 (60.9-63.1) 63.4 (62.2-64.6) 65.4 (64.2-66.6) 66.5 (65.2-67.9)
Female, % 58.9 44.4 58.3 57.3 78.6
Black, % 42.6 49.1 39.2 45.3 36.1
Body mass indexa 29.4 (28.9-29.8) 28.5 (27.7-29.4) 29.4 (28.4-30.4) 29.9 (28.9-30.8) 29.6 (28.5-29.5)
Waist circumference, cm 95.2 (93.9-96.4) 93.7 (91.6-95.9) 95.3 (92.6-98.1) 96.8 (94.7-98.8) 95.1 (92.5-97.6)
Systolic blood pressure level, mm Hg 126.9 (125.6-128.1) 128.4 (125.4-131.3) 125.6 (123.6-127.7) 126.6 (123.8-129.4) 126.8 (124.4-129.1)
Diastolic blood pressure level, mm Hg 76.7 (75.9-77.4) 78.1 (76.7-79.5) 76.9 (75.5-78.4) 76.5 (74.8-78.2) 74.9 (73.5-76.3)
Less than high school education, % 11.0 12.4 9.2 10.5 12.1
Annual income <$20 000/y, % 15.4 14.5 10.9 17.6 19.4
Comorbidities, %
Current smoking 13.3 10.8 7.9 15.6 20.2
Diabetes 18.9 17.4 14.8 20.7 23.3
Left ventricular hypertrophy 7.3 5.2 5.8 9.6 8.9
Medications
Statins 27.4 27.3 25.8 23.8 33.2
RAAS inhibitors 28.7 29.3 21.6 25.4 40.3
Aspirin 39.0 40.6 34.5 35.4 46.5
Hormone therapyb 55.8 51.0 56.3 52.6 61.2
Laboratory values
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 87.3 (85.8-88.7) 93.8 (91.3-96.3) 89.8 (87.4-92.3) 86.8 (84.0-89.5) 77.4 (74.2-80.6)
UACR, mg/g 6.9 (4.4-13.8) 6.4 (4.0-12.6) 6.6 (4.2-11.1) 7.3 (5.1-14.8) 8.9 (4.5-20.6)
HDL-C level, mg/dL 52.6 (51.3-53.9) 53.7 (51.2-56.3) 51.8 (49.3-54.3) 51.6 (48.4-54.8) 53.4 (50.8-55.9)
Triglyceride concentration, mg/dL 131.1 (125.0-137.1) 116.5 (106.6-126.4) 125.9 (115.7-136.2) 139.9 (126.3-153.6) 144.0 (130.1-157.9)
Total cholesterol level, mg/dL 192.9 (189.8-196.2) 192.2 (186.1-198.4) 196.1 (190.2-202.1) 193.9 (186.4-201.4) 189.2 (183.1-195.3)
Serum parathyroid hormone level, pg/mL 45.7 (43.9-47.4) 40.3 (37.9-42.8) 45.5 (42.7-48.3) 49.9 (46.2-53.7) 47.2 (42.4-52.1)
C-reactive protein level, mg/L 2.1 (0.9-4.7) 1.7 (0.7-3.8) 1.8 (0.9-3.7) 2.6 (1.1-5.4) 2.7 (1.1-5.5)

Abbreviations: eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; RU, relative unit; UACR, urine albumin to creatinine ratio.

a

Body mass index calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

b

Only in women in the random cohort with available data (weighted n = 12 941).