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Table 1 General characteristics of study population in total, men, and women

From: Association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations among the elderly in a rural community: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total (n = 651)

Men (n = 269)

Women (n = 382)

p-value

Age, yr

71.6

±

7.5

72.2

±

6.8

71.1

±

7.9

0.061

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.0

±

3.4

23.6

±

3.4

24.3

±

3.4

0.007

Body surface area

1.3

±

0.3

1.4

±

0.3

1.1

±

0.2

< 0.001

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

67.7

[59.5, 76.2]

69.4

[61.0, 77.5]

65.9

[57.9, 74.3]

0.003

eGFR< 60

174

(26.7)

58

(21.6)

116

(30.4)

0.012

eGFR≥60

477

(73.3)

211

(78.4)

266

(69.6)

 

BUN, mg/dL

15.8

[13.1, 19.1]

16.6

[13.9, 19.3]

15.2

[12.7, 18.7]

0.001

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.95

[0.85, 1.09]

1.06

[0.97, 1.19]

0.88

[0.81, 0.98]

< 0.001

ADMA, μmol/L

0.674

±

0.111

0.677

±

0.109

0.671

±

0.112

0.542

ADMA elevation *

182

(28.0)

80

(12.3)

102

(15.7)

0.396

Systolic BP, mmHg

134.2

±

20.1

132.9

±

19.8

135.1

±

20.3

0.165

Diastolic BP, mmHg

72

±

10.1

73.1

±

10.4

71.2

±

9.9

0.023

Pulse pressure, bpm

62.2

±

16.9

59.9

±

15.8

63.9

±

17.5

0.003

Fasting glucose, mg/dL

90

[83, 101]

91

[83, 106]

89

[83, 98]

0.034

Fasting insulin, uIU/mL

7.6

[5.9, 10.3]

7.0

[5.5, 10.4]

7.9

[6.2, 10.2]

0.006

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

181.9

±

36

172.2

±

34.6

188.7

±

35.5

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

50.9

±

12.7

50.1

±

13.3

51.5

±

12.3

0.147

Triglycerides, mg/dL

136

[102, 188]

129

[94, 178]

141

[105, 193]

0.029

Diabetes, %

150

(23.0)

71

(26.4)

79

(20.7)

0.090

Hypertension, %

420

(64.5)

163

(60.6)

257

(67.3)

0.080

Hyperlipidemia, %

181

(27.8)

75

(27.9)

106

(27.8)

0.970

Smoking

 Non-smoker

456

(70.0)

82

(30.5)

374

(97.9)

< 0.001

 Past smoker

117

(18.0)

117

(43.5)

0

(0.0)

 

 Current smoker

78

(12.0)

70

(26.0)

8

(2.1)

 

Drinking

 Non-drinker

512

(78.7)

154

(57.3)

358

(93.7)

< 0.001

 Current drinker

139

(21.3)

115

(42.7)

24

(6.3)

 
  1. Values are shown as mean ± SD, median [IQR], or number (%)
  2. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BP, blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ADMA, asymmetric dimethylarginine
  3. * ADMA elevation, people with ADMA concentrations >75th percentile