Table 1 Baseline data of the three groups
|  | Tertile1 (n = 273) | Tertile2 (n = 266) | Tertile3 (n = 270) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
VAI | 1.49(1.24, 1.70) | 2.47(2.24, 2.73) | 4.32(3.52, 6.11) | < 0.001 |
Male, n (%) | 229(83.9) | 196(73.7) | 161(59.6) | < 0.001 |
Age, years | 67 ± 9 | 64 ± 10 | 65 ± 10 | 0.001 |
Smoking, n (%) | 117(42.9) | 109(41.0) | 96(35.6) | 0.197 |
Drinking, n (%) | 76(27.9) | 78(29.3) | 60(22.2) | 0.141 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 232(85.0) | 193(72.6) | 137(50.7) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 244(89.4) | 215(80.8) | 223(82.6) | 0.015 |
MI, n (%) | 83(30.4) | 87(32.7) | 84(31.1) | 0.347 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.9 (23.9, 28.5) | 26.6 (23.4, 29.0) | 26.9 (24.9, 29.3) | 0.019 |
WC, cm | 102.0 (90.1, 106.3) | 97.4 (91.9, 105.4) | 98.8 (90.3, 105.0) | 0.634 |
eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2 | 68.8 (47.2, 90.16) | 76.2 (51.3, 100.1) | 68.7 (43.2, 94.8) | 0.074 |
FPG, mg/dl | 126.36 (100.71,170.73) | 144.54 (112.28,207.36) | 170.19 (117.50,239.58) | < 0.001 |
TG, mg/dl | 81.51(66.45, 97.46) | 120.50 (103.66,144.42) | 177.20 (141.32,250.30) | < 0.001 |
TC, mg/dl | 117.65 (100.23,144.35) | 130.42 (107.49,155,41) | 141.26 (112.91,179.18) | < 0.001 |
HDL-C, mg/dl | 36.77 (31.54,43.73) | 32.90 (28.15,38.70) | 28.25 (23.99,34.83) | < 0.001 |
LDL-C, mg/dl | 75.07 (59.21,94.23) | 83.97 (66.45,107.19) | 93.07 (67.62,124.32) | < 0.001 |
LVEF, % | 36 ± 4 | 37 ± 4 | 37 ± 4 | 0.001 |
BNP, pg/ml | 3082.0 (1200.0, 6464.0) | 3025.5 (1120.0, 6531.0) | 2353.5 (829.9, 5566.0) | 0.140 |