Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
Variable | Without first-degree AVB (N = 9883) | With first-degree AVB (N = 348) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 59.68 ± 9.98 | 62.76 ± 10.55 | < 0.001 |
Male | 3841 (38.9) | 209 (60.1) | < 0.001 |
Smoking status | |||
Current smoker | 2525 (25.5) | 121 (34.8) | < 0.001 |
Former smoker | 848 (8.6) | 43 (12.4) | |
Never smoked | 6510 (65.9) | 184 (52.9) | |
Drinking status | |||
Never drank | 6949 (70.3) | 212 (60.9) | < 0.001 |
Moderate drinker | 1777 (18.0) | 94 (27.0) | |
Heavy drinker | 933 (9.4) | 39 (11.2) | |
Former drinker | 224 (2.3) | 3 (0.9) | |
Exercise regularly | 8310 (84.1) | 277 (79.6) | 0.025 |
Height, cm | 159.22 ± 7.97 | 162.08 ± 8.28 | < 0.001 |
Weight, kg | 63.07 ± 11.26 | 65.94 ± 12.17 | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.83 ± 3.77 | 25.01 ± 3.70 | 0.376 |
WC, cm | 83.37 ± 10.15 | 84.45 ± 10.61 | 0.052 |
SBP, mmHg | 142.00 [128.33,160.33] | 148.50 [134.42,167.00] | < 0.001 |
DBP, mmHg | 86.54 ± 11.86 | 88.18 ± 11.39 | 0.011 |
FBG, mmol/L | 6.14 ± 1.86 | 6.07 ± 1.36 | 0.341 |
HbA1c | 5.64 ± 1.09 | 5.56 ± 0.89 | 0.150 |
TC, mmol/L | 5.01 [4.37,5.74] | 4.97 [4.39,5.66] | 0.690 |
TG, mmol/L | 1.28 [0.90,1.87] | 1.42 [0.94,2.09] | 0.010 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.14 [1.49,2.98] | 2.41 [1.67,3.04] | 0.011 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.83 [1.41,2.47] | 1.55 [1.21,2.13] | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 5928 (60.0) | 238 (68.4) | 0.002 |
Diabetes | 1582 (16.0) | 51 (14.7) | 0.498 |
Dyslipidemia | 2994 (29.3) | 127 (36.5) | 0.014 |
Coronary artery disease | 377 (3.8) | 15 (4.3) | 0.636 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 653 (6.6) | 30 (8.6) | 0.139 |
Heart rate, bpm | 70 [64,78] | 67 [60,74] | < 0.001 |
PR interval, ms | 152.30 ± 20.79 | 222.16 ± 28.88 | < 0.001 |
QRS interval, ms | 86 [78,94] | 89 [81,98] | < 0.001 |
QTc interval, ms | 424.0 [407.0,443.0] | 422.0 [401.0,444.3] | 0.075 |
ECG-LVH | 563 (5.7) | 26 (7.5) | 0.162 |