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Table 1. Demographic data grouped by BMI (n = 5718).

Variable Underweight Normal Overweight Obese I Obese II p-value
BMI < 18.50 BMI 18.5-22.9 BMI 23-24.9 BMI 25-29.9 BMI ≥ 30
n = 62 n = 944 n = 1201 n = 2678 n = 833
Age (year), mean ± SD 73.8 ± 11.1 70.0 ± 11.3 67.3 ± 10.9 65.2 ± 11.2 61.4 ± 11.9 < 0.01
Male (%) 53.2 69.2 77.8 77.0 70.8 < 0.01
Waist (cm), mean ± SD 73.9 ± 7.7 83.4 ± 7.2 88.5 ± 6.6 94.6 ± 7.3 104.5 ± 8.8 < 0.01
Hip (cm), mean ± SD 85.9 ± 6.1 92.4 ± 5.8 95.9 ± 5.7 100.7 ± 6.4 108.7 ± 8.6 < 0.01
WHR, mean ± SD 0.80 ± 0.09 0.90 ± 0.08 0.92 ± 0.07 0.94 ± 0.07 0.97 ± 0.09 < 0.01
Weight (kg), mean ± SD 44.3 ± 5.6 56.6 ± 6.4 64.1 ± 6.3 72.3 ± 8.0 86.2 ± 11.5 < 0.01
Height (cm), mean ± SD 160.5 ± 7.4 161.9 ± 8.1 163.2 ± 7.8 163.2 ± 8.1 162.3 ± 8.8 < 0.01
History of HTN (%) 62.9 68.2 68.3 74.1 82.0 < 0.01
History of DM (%) 25.9 33.4 36.8 38.9 45.0 < 0.01
History of ischemic stroke (%) 35.5 14.7 13.0 10.5 10.3 < 0.01
History of MI (%) 58.1 77.4 75.9 76.2 76.6 < 0.05
Current smoker (%) 9.7 13.9 16.0 16.5 17.5 0.14
Statin use (%) 54.8 65.6 67.5 68.7 69.5 0.05
Fibrate use (%) 0 2.7 3.5 6.6 8.6 < 0.01
Anti-platelets therapy use (%) 82.3 86.4 87.1 86.8 84.9 0.49
ARB or ACEI use (%) 38.7 52.1 53.0 60.8 66.6 < 0.01
Beta-blockers use (%) 30.7 45.9 51.0 56.6 58.6 < 0.01
CKD (eGFR < 30) (%) 3.7 3.9 2.5 2.3 2.9 0.12
TC (mg/dL), mean ± SD 172.6 ± 39.3 171.9 ± 41.1 169.8 ± 38.3 169.0 ± 37.3 172.3 ± 39.4 0.14
HDL-C (mg/dL), mean ± SD 58.2 ± 17.4 49.4 ± 14.8 45.8 ± 13.0 43.5 ± 12.0 42.2 ± 12.0 < 0.01
LDL-C (mg/dL), mean ± SD 92.2 ± 32.9 97.8 ± 35.5 97.8 ± 35.1 97.0 ± 33.0 99.1 ± 33.0 0.44
TG (mg/dL), mean ± SD 107.7 ± 77.8 115.9 ± 77.8 132.9 ± 97.1 144.1 ± 83.5 169.0 ± 118.4 < 0.01

ACEi, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers; BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HBA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HTN, hypertension; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; SD, standard deviation; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; WHR, waist-hip ratio.