Table 1.
Participant characteristics by sex and tertiles of handgrip strength.
| Total (n = 1511) | Men (n = 954) | Women (n = 557) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiles |
1st (n = 325) |
2nd (n = 313) |
3rd (n = 316) |
1st (n = 198) |
2nd (n = 177) |
3rd (n = 182) |
| HGS | 29.33 ± 5.25 | 39.31 ± 2.30 | 48.78 ± 4.80 | 18.45 ± 4.08 | 26.63 ± 1.58 | 34.12 ± 4.63 |
| Age | 71.57 ± 13.04 | 65.45 ± 12.97 | 59.34 ± 15.40 | 72.37 ± 9.21 | 62.41 ± 15.01 | 50.93 ± 19.34 |
| PWV | 10.47 ± 2.03 | 9.56 ± 1.78 | 8.79 ± 1.94 | 10.53 ± 1.62 | 9.23 ± 2.08 | 7.79 ± 2.41 |
| Smoking | 46 (14.2) | 63 (20.1) | 62 (19.6) | 24 (12.1) | 34 (19.2) | 45 (24.6) |
| BMI | 27.11 ± 4.36 | 26.97 ± 4.38 | 27.42 ± 3.91 | 27.11 ± 4.91 | 25.64 ± 4.74 | 25.81 ± 5.91 |
| CAD | 219 (67.4) | 103 (32.9) | 71 (22.5) | 96 (48.5) | 19 (10.7) | 12 (6.52) |
| SBP | 136.3 ± 21.9 | 134.9 ± 17.9 | 134.8 ± 16.3 | 134.7 ± 18.7 | 132.5 ± 19.7 | 125.8 ± 16.5 |
Numbers are mean ± SD or number (%); HGS handgrip strength, PWV pulse wave velocity, CAD coronary artery disease, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure.