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. 2020 Oct 26;15(10):e0241213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241213

Table 1. Characteristics of 1,408 CARLA subjects at the first follow-up examination.

Variables Alive (N = 1197) Deceased (N = 211)
Age (years), Mean (SD) 65.8 (9) 75.5 (9)
Sex (Male) 625 (52.2%) 155 (73.5%)
BMI (kg/m2), Mean (SD) 28.3 (5) 28.8 (5)
sTNF-R1 (pg/mL), Median (IQR) 1175.9 (362) 1514.0 (749)
IL-6 (pg/mL), Median (IQR) 2.3 (3) 3.6 (3)
hsCRP (mg/L), Median (IQR) 1.7 (2) 2.2 (4)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2), Mean (SD) 86.3 (21) 75.6 (27)
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (mmol/l), Mean (SD) 3.4 (1) 3.2 (1)
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) (mmol/l), Mean (SD) 1.4 (0) 1.3 (0)
Total cholesterol (mmol/l), Mean (SD) 5.5 (1) 5.3 (1)
Triglycerides (mmol/l), Mean (SD) 1.9 (1) 2.0 (1)
Sport Index, Mean (SD) 2.5 (0.8) 2.3 (0.7)
Prevalence of
Chronic Heart Failure 92 (7.7%) 53 (2.5%)
Myocardial Infarction 67 (5.6%) 32 (15.2%)
Stroke 40 (3.3%) 26 (12.3%)
Hypertension 911 (76.1%) 193 (91.5%)
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 186 (15.5%) 64 (30.3%)
Rheumatism 113 (9.4%) 22 (10.4%)
Cancer 106 (8.9%) 44 (20.9%)
Thyroid Disease 315 (26.3%) 58 (27.5%)
Thyroid Medication 227 (19%) 37 (17.5%)
Lipids/ Statins Medication 272 (22.7%) 67 (31.8%)
Antihypertensive Medication 731 (61.1%) 174 (82.5%)
Antiplatelet Medication 232 (19.4%) 72 (34.1%)
Smoking Never 545 (45.5%) 62 (29.4%)
Current 166 (13.9%) 23 (10.9%)
Occasional 27 (2.3%) 4 (1.9%)
Ex-Smoker 455 (38.0%) 119 (56.4%)