TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of the individuals included in the analysis.
| Variables | Whole cohort N = 3,265 | CAVI < 8.0 N = 2,944 |
CAVI ≥ 8.0 N = 321 |
P-value |
| Age, years | 40.15 ± 12.34 | 38.18 ± 10.72 | 58.24 ± 11.41 | <0.001 |
| Male (%) | 47.0% (1534/3265) | 44.6% (1313/2944) | 68.8% (221/321) | <0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | 24.7% (808/3265) | 23.4% (690/2944) | 36.8% (118/321) | <0.001 |
| Drinking (%) | 34.4% (1123/3265) | 33.7% (993/2944) | 40.5% (130/321) | 0.014 |
| Pre-HTN (%) | 36.5% (1192/3265) | 34.4% (1014/2944) | 55.5% (178/321) | <0.001 |
| DMself-report (%) | 1.2% (36/3265) | 0.5% (15/2944) | 6.5% (21/321) | <0.001 |
| HUA (%) | 17.3% (565/3265) | 16.9% (499/2944) | 20.6% (66/321) | 0.104 |
| RD (%) | 1.2% (39/3265) | 1.1% (33/2944) | 1.9% (6/321) | 0.241 |
| Height (cm) | 163.19 ± 7.75 | 163.23 ± 7.76 | 162.85 ± 7.68 | 0.415 |
| Weight (Kg) | 60.03 ± 10.50 | 59.96 ± 10.57 | 60.72 ± 9.88 | 0.217 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 22.45 ± 2.93 | 22.41 ± 2.93 | 22.83 ± 2.88 | 0.015 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 117.79 ± 9.53 | 117.31 ± 9.38 | 122.17 ± 9.83 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76.11 ± 6.76 | 75.81 ± 6.76 | 78.85 ± 6.11 | <0.001 |
| FPG (mg/dL) | 83.17 (77.75–90.41) | 83.17 (77.75–90.41) | 86.79 (79.56–97.64) | <0.001 |
| UA (mg/dL) | 5.35 (4.43–6.44) | 5.29 (4.39–6.38) | 5.75 (4.98–6.86) | <0.001 |
| CREA (mg/dL) | 0.87 (0.76–1.01) | 0.86 (0.75–1.00) | 0.96 (0.85–1.06) | <0.001 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 99.20 (71.74–143.49) | 97.43 (69.97–139.86) | 116.92 (85.03–169.62) | <0.001 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 164.86 (145.95–186.35) | 163.71 (145.17–184.56) | 175.68 (154.05–199.04) | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 56.76 (48.26–65.73) | 56.76 (48.47–66.02) | 55.60 (46.72–65.06) | 0.056 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 86.49 (71.81–104.63) | 85.04 (71.01–103.47) | 94.59 (81.24–111.78) | <0.001 |
| TG/HDL-C | 0.76 (0.50–1.22) | 0.74 (0.49–1.18) | 0.90 (0.63–1.58) | <0.001 |
| TyG | 8.33 (7.98–8.76) | 8.31 (7.96–8.73) | 8.57 (8.24–8.99) | <0.001 |
| METS-IR | 30.84 (27.24–35.51) | 30.59 (27.12–35.30) | 32.63 (29.22–36.70) | <0.001 |
| CAVI | 6.85 ± 0.90 | 6.65 ± 0.69 | 8.62 ± 0.58 | <0.001 |
Pre-HTN, prehypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; HUA, hyperuricemia; RD, renal dysfunction; BMI, body mass index, SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; UA, Uric Acid; CREA, creatinine; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TyG, triglyceride and glucose index; METS-IR, metabolic score for insulin resistance; CAVI, cardio–ankle vascular index.