Table 3.
Comparison of biomarkers among the concordance, minor discordance, and major discordance groups.
| D-group | Concordance (n = 114) | Minor discordance (n = 60) | Major discordance (n = 18) | F | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age (year) | 77.5 | 10.08 | 76.1 | 7.46 | 75.38 | 2.23 | 0.674 | 0.511 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.81 | 4.11 | 24.83 | 4.61 | 18.09 | 0.71 | 14.21 | 0.001∗∗ |
| CHO (mmol/L) | 4.72 | 1.29 | 3.98 | 1.13 | 4.19 | 1.07 | 7.406 | 0.001∗∗ |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.67 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 0.89 | 0.49 | 15.615 | 0.001∗∗ |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.36 | 0.36 | 1.39 | 0.37 | 1.70 | 0.18 | 5.084 | 0.007∗∗ |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.42 | 0.86 | 2.08 | 0.70 | 2.23 | 0.68 | 3.712 | 0.026∗ |
BMI: body mass index; CHO: cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01.