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. 2022 Mar 30;9:846659. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.846659

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

PNI
Variables <51 (n = 6,074) 51–55 (n = 7,704) >55 (n = 6,338) P-value
Age (years) 57.0 (42.0–71.0) 47.0 (32.0–62.0) 39.0 (26.0–55.0) <0.001
Gender, male, n (%) 2,585 (42.6%) 3,663 (47.5%) 3,598 (56.8%) <0.001
Hypertension, n (%) 3,019 (49.7%) 2,966 (38.5%) 2,059 (32.5%) <0.001
Diabetes, n (%) 1,260 (20.7%) 1,125 (14.6%) 766 (12.1%) <0.001
Race, n (%) <0.001
   Mexican American 702 (11.6%) 1,248 (16.2%) 1,090 (17.2%)
   Non-Hispanic white 2,843 (46.8%) 3,332 (43.3%) 2,731 (43.1%)
   Non-Hispanic black 1,518 (25.0%) 1,540 (20.0%) 1,097 (17.3%)
   Other Hispanic 555 (9.1%) 831 (10.8%) 675 (10.7%)
Other races 456 (7.5%) 753 (9.8%) 745 (11.8%)
Hypotensive drugs, n (%) 2,129 (35.1%) 1,915 (24.9%) 1,161 (18.3%) <0.001
Hypoglycemic drugs, n (%) 870 (14.3%) 773 (10.0%) 491 (7.7%) <0.001
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) 954 (15.7%) 677 (8.8%) 383 (6.0%) <0.001
Smoking, n (%) 2,665 (43.8%) 3,342 (43.4%) 2,965 (46.8%) <0.001
Drinking, n (%) 3,816 (62.8%) 5,090 (66.1%) 4,223 (66.6%) <0.001
BMI, kg/m2 28.6 (24.7–33.5) 27.5 (23.9–31.9) 26.9 (23.4–31.1) <0.001
SBP, mmHg 123.0 (111.0–136.0) 119.0 (110.0–131.0) 119.0 (110.0–129.0) <0.001
DBP, mmHg 69.0 (61.0–77.0) 70.0 (63.0–77.0) 71.0 (63.0–77.0) <0.001
Lymphocyte count (109/L) 1.6 (1.3–1.9) 2.3 (2.0–2.7) 3.1 (2.6–3.6) <0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 184.0 (159.0–211.0) 188.0 (163.0–216.0) 191.0 (164.0–220.0) <0.001
Triglyceride, mg/dL 108.0 (74.0–159.0) 113.0 (76.0–173.0) 127.0 (83.0–195.0) <0.001
HDL, mg/dL 52.0 (43.0–63.0) 51.0 (42.0–62.0) 49.0 (41.0–59.0) <0.001
LDL, mg/dL 105.1 (83.0–128.0) 108.0 (86.0–132.4) 109.6 (87.0–134.9) <0.001
AST, U/L 22.0 (19.0–27.0) 23.0 (20.0–27.0) 24.0 (20.0–28.0) <0.001
ALT, U/L 19.0 (15.0–25.0) 21.0 (16.0–28.0) 22.0 (17.0–30.0) <0.001
Albumin, g/L 40.0 (38.0–42.0) 43.0 (41.0–44.0) 45.0 (43.0–47.0) <0.001
UA, umol/L 315.2 (261.7–374.7) 315.2 (261.7–368.8) 327.1 (273.6–386.6) <0.001
eGFR, mg/min/1.73 m2 81.1 (65.0–97.9) 86.9 (71.9–104.3) 89.4 (75.4–104.9) <0.001
HbA1c, % 5.6 (5.3–6.0) 5.5 (5.2–5.8) 5.4 (5.2–5.8) <0.001
GNRI 101.3 (98.3–102.7) 105.7 (102.7–107.2) 108.7 (105.7–111.7) <0.001
TCBI 1,604.8 (964.7–2,638.6) 1,698.9 (987.6–2,889.5) 1,916.0 (1,060.3–3,314.9) <0.001
COUNT score, ≥3, n (%) 859 (14.1%) 137 (1.8%) 20 (0.3%) <0.001

Values are given as median and interquartile range or numbers and percentages.

PNI, Prognostic Nutritional Index; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; AST, aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; UA, uric acid; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GNRI, Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index; CONUT score, Controlling Nutritional Status score; TCBI, Triglycerides × Total Cholesterol × Body Weight Index.