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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2024; 15(4): 712-723
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i4.712
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i4.712
Table 1 Baseline characteristics
| Male | Female | All participants | P value | |
| Sample size | 2447 | 2293 | 4740 | |
| Age [mean (SD)] | 61.8 (13.7) | 61.3 (14.3) | 61.6 (14.0) | 0.09 |
| Body mass index, median (IQR) | 29.7 (26.2-33.7) | 31.4 (27.4-37.0) | 30.5 (26.7-35.4) | < 0.01 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Mexican American | 466 (19.0) | 471 (20.5) | 937 (19.8) | < 0.01 |
| Other Hispanic | 228 (9.3) | 230 (10.0) | 458 (9.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 986 (40.3) | 790 (34.5) | 1776 (37.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 539 (22.0) | 611 (26.7) | 1150 (24.3) | |
| Others | 228 (9.3) | 191 (8.3) | 419 (8.8) | |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
| Less than 9th grade | 547 (22.4) | 559 (24.4) | 1106 (23.3) | < 0.01 |
| 9-11th grade | 422 (17.3) | 426 (18.6) | 848 (17.9) | |
| High school graduate | 631 (25.8) | 573 (25.0) | 1204 (25.4) | |
| College | 471 (19.3) | 491 (21.4) | 962 (20.3) | |
| College graduate or above | 365 (14.9) | 232 (10.1) | 597 (12.6) | |
| Unknown | 11 (0.45) | 12 (0.52) | 23 (0.48) | |
| Poverty-income ratio, n (%) | ||||
| < 1 | 439 (17.9) | 536 (23.4) | 975 (20.6) | < 0.01 |
| 1-3 | 1265 (51.7) | 1242 (54.2) | 2507 (52.9) | |
| > 3 | 743 (30.7) | 515 (22.5) | 1258 (26.6) | |
| Smoke, n (%) | ||||
| Every day | 299 (12.2) | 196 (8.6) | 495 (10.4) | < 0.01 |
| Some days | 46 (1.9) | 43 (1.9) | 89 (1.9) | |
| Not at all | 76 (31.7) | 414 (18.1) | 1190 (25.1) | |
| Unknown | 1326 (54.2) | 1640 (71.3) | 2966 (62.6) | |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | ||||
| Non-drinker | 358 (14.7) | 437 (19.7) | 795 (16.8) | < 0.01 |
| 1-3 drinks per day | 969 (39.6) | 745 (32.5) | 1714 (36.2) | |
| ≥ 4 drinks per day | 378 (15.5) | 12 (5.3) | 499 (10.1) | |
| Unknown | 742 (30.3) | 990 (43.2) | 1732 (36.6) | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 1490 (60.9) | 1519 (66.3) | 3009 (63.5) | < 0.01 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 1324 (54.1) | 1300 (56.7) | 2624 (55.4) | 0.3 |
| Plasma fasting glucose (mmol/L), median (IQR) | 9.8 ± 3.5 | 8.5 ± 3.5 | 8.6 ± 3.5 | < 0.01 |
| HbA1c, %, median (IQR) | 7.2 ± 1.8 | 7.1 ± 1.7 | 7.2 ± 1.8 | 0.21 |
| Remnant cholesterol, median (IQR) | 0.68 (0.45-1.07) | 0.68 (0.46-1.03) | 0.68 (0.46-1.04) | 0.53 |
| TC, median (IQR) | 4.53 (3.80-5.38) | 4.86 (4.11-5.69) | 4.68 (3.93-5.53) | < 0.01 |
| HDL-C, median (IQR) | 1.09 (0.93-1.32) | 1.29 (1.06-1.58) | 1.19 (0.98-1.45) | < 0.01 |
| LDL-C, median (IQR) | 2.43 (1.71-3.18) | 2.59 (1.81-3.34) | 2.51 (1.76-3.23) | < 0.01 |
| Triglyceride, median (IQR) | 1.48 (1.02-2.21) | 1.58 (1.05-2.11) | 1.48 (1.04-2.16) | 0.97 |
- Citation: Pan D, Xu L, Zhang LX, Shi DZ, Guo M. Associations between remnant cholesterol levels and mortality in patients with diabetes. World J Diabetes 2024; 15(4): 712-723
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v15/i4/712.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v15.i4.712