Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Population at Visit 4, Stratified by BMI Category
| Normal Weight N=2,352 |
Overweight N=3,748 |
Obese N=3,184 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age, in years (SD) | 62.9 (5.8) | 62.8 (5.7) | 62.1 (5.5) | <0.001 |
| Female – % | 64.8 | 50.7 | 61.3 | <0.001 |
| African American – % | 12.5 | 19.2 | 28.7 | <0.001 |
| Current Smokers – % | 20.6 | 13.6 | 9.2 | <0.001 |
| Mean systolic blood pressure, in mmHg (SD) | 122.8 (19.3) | 126.7 (18.1) | 130.3 (17.9) | <0.001 |
| Use of anti-hypertensive medication – % | 19.5 | 29.9 | 44.1 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes – % | 5.9 | 12.5 | 23.2 | <0.001 |
| Mean LDL-C, in mg/dL (SD)* | 119.0 (33.5) | 124.5 (32.8) | 124.0 (33.8) | <0.001 |
| Mean HDL-C, in mg/dL (SD)* | 57.9 (18.0) | 49.3 (15.5) | 46.7 (14.5) | <0.001 |
| Median triglycerides, in mg/dL (Interquartile interval)* | 103 (75–143) | 123 (90–175) | 134 (99–187) | <0.001 |
| Median eGFR, in ml/min/1.73 m2 (Interquartile interval)) | 80.8 (70.8–93.0) | 81.0 (71.0–93.0) | 81.3 (70.3–94.4) | 0.11 |
| Median NT-proBNP, in pg/ml (Interquartile interval) | 80.6 (42.5–138.4) | 58.1 (29.4–111.3) | 55.9 (26.7–108.1) | <0.001 |
| Mean waist circumference, in cm (SD) | 87.3 (7.6) | 99.2 (6.9) | 115.3 (11.4) | <0.001 |
To convert mg/dL to mmol/L multiply by 0.2586 for cholesterol, by 0.01129 for triglycerides