Table 1 Demographics of Participants characteristics according to quartile of plasma klotho. Values are mean ± SD or n (%)
From: Association between serum klotho levels and cardiovascular disease risk factors in older adults
Plasma klotho (pg/ml) | < 654.6 | 654.6 to 802.4 | 802.4 to 993.3 | \(\ge\) 992.4 | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 3288 | 3286 | 3291 | 3289 | |
Age (years) | 59.10 ± 11.11 | 57.94 ± 10.84 | 57.35 ± 10.73 | 56.35 ± 10.62 | < .0001 |
Sex | < .0001 | ||||
Male | 1669 (26.32%) | 1704 (26.87%) | 1554 (24.50%) | 1414 (22.29%) | |
Female | 1589 (23.42%) | 1582 (23.32%) | 1737 (25.60%) | 1875 (27.64%) | |
Race/ethnicity | < .0001 | ||||
Mexican American | 250 (23.94%) | 262 (25.09%) | 287 (27.49%) | 245 (23.46%) | |
White | 778 (26.35%) | 793 (26.86%) | 755 (25.57%) | 626 (21.20%) | |
Black | 393 (24.88%) | 329 (20.83%) | 347 (21.97%) | 510 (32.29%) | |
Asian | 177 (20.60%) | 228 (26.54%) | 234 (27.24%) | 220 (25.61%) | |
Other race | 1690 (25.14%) | 1674 (24.91%) | 1668 (24.82%) | 1688 (25.11%) | |
Income | 0.9008 | ||||
Low | 1776(25.84%) | 1689(24.57%) | 1710(24.87%) | 1698(24.70%) | |
High | 1512(24.07%) | 1597(25.42%) | 1581(25.17%) | 1591(25.33%) | |
Education | 0.3950 | ||||
Less than high school | 949 (26.08%) | 906 (24.90%) | 888 (24.40%) | 895 (24.60%) | |
High school | 792 (27.23%) | 700 (24.07%) | 740 (25.44%) | 676 (23.24%) | |
College or more | 1547 (23.41%) | 1680 (25.42%) | 1663 (25.16%) | 1718 (25.99%) |