Table 1.
Characteristics of participants for each quartile of sagittal abdominal diameter.
| Quartiles of Sagittal Abdominal Diameter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of participants | Q1 (<20.4 cm) | Q2 (20.4 to <23.2 cm) | Q3 (23.2 to <26.1 cm) | Q4 (>26.1 cm) | Total | p |
| (n = 570) | (n = 577) | (n = 582) | (n = 572) | (n = 2301) | Value | |
| Continuous Variables 1 | ||||||
| Klotho (pg/mL) | 956.38 (303.37) | 911.56 (316.43) | 888.53 (324.32) | 877.95 (310.98) | 892.82 (316.62) | 0.029 |
| Age (years) | 52.66 (9.54) | 56.36 (10.31) | 57.34 (10.65) | 58.20 (10.49) | 57.22 (10.53) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.15 (2.03) | 24.15 (2.39) | 27.52 (2.87) | 34.78 (6.05) | 29.38 (6.42) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmhg) | 118.77 (16.86) | 123.58 (17.98) | 128.07 (17.71) | 129.36 (17.62) | 127.14 (17.92) | <0.001 |
| AST (U/L) | 25.98 (19.51) | 25.27 (14.13) | 26.09 (16.64) | 26.60 (17.04) | 26.12 (16.49) | 0.559 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 99.02 (56.08) | 133.52 (97.08) | 164.01 (132.74) | 189.53 (152.30) | 164.34 (134.28) | <0.001 |
| Glucose, serum(mg/dL) | 90.33 (18.31) | 98.05 (34.44) | 106.48 (46.16) | 115.87 (47.52) | 107.62 (44.13) | <0.001 |
| Categorical Variables 2 (%) | ||||||
| Male | 27.3 (35) | 39.2 (187) | 54.0 (415) | 53.3 (494) | 49.2 (1131) | <0.001 |
| Hispanic white | 5.5 (7) | 9.2 (44) | 10.3 (79) | 10.4 (96) | 9.8 (226) | <0.001 |
| History of smoking | 35.9 (46) | 42.3 (202) | 45.0 (346) | 52.1 (483) | 46.8 (1077) | <0.001 |
| Ever had angina/angina pectoris | 0.8 (1) | 0.6 (3) | 2.6 (20) | 4.7 (44) | 3.0 (68) | <0.001 |
| Ever had CHD | 1.6 (2) | 2.3 (11) | 4.3 (33) | 4.2 (39) | 3.7 (85) | <0.001 |
| Ever had CHF | 0.0 (0) | 1.9 (9) | 2.6 (20) | 5.6 (52) | 3.5 (81) | <0.001 |
1 Values were expressed as mean (standard deviation). 2 Values in the categorical variables were expressed as % (numbers). Abbreviations: AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; CHD, coronary heart disease; CHF, congestive heart failure.