Baseline Characteristics N = 391 | Men N = 146 | Women N = 245 | P-value* |
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Age (years) | 66 ± 7 | 67 ± 7 | 0.287 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.1 ± 2.3 | 21.3 ± 2.8 | 0.005 |
Smoking habit (never/past/light/heavy (%)) | 39.7/34.2/5.5/20.5 | 96.7/1.2/0.8/1.2 | < 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption (never/occasional/light/heavy (%)) | 25.3/26.0/13.7/34.9 | 67.8/24.9/4.5/2.9 | < 0.001 |
History of Cardiovascular disease (%) | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.548 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121 ± 11 | 122 ± 12 | 0.608 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 ± 8 | 71 ± 8 | < 0.001 |
Antihypertensive medication (%) | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 85 (63–131) | 79 (59–107) | 0.007 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 63 ± 17 | 71 ± 18 | < 0.001 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 116 ± 29 | 127 ± 28 | < 0.001 |
Antilipidemic medication (%) | 8.2 | 22.0 | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin A 1c (%) | 5.6 (5.4–5.9) | 5.6 (5.4–5.8) | 0.566 |
Antidiabetic medication (%) | 9.6 | 1.6 | 0.001 |
Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2/year) | 74.6 ± 8.9 | 75.4 ± 9.3 | 0.397 |
Serum uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.9 ± 1.2 | 4.5 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |