Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population by PNI Quartile (Q)
Variable | Total(n = 5447) | Q1(n = 1451) | Q2(n = 1516) | Q3(n = 1252) | Q4(n = 1228) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | 59.56 ± 13.10 | 63.12 ± 13.41 | 60.28 ± 13.48 | 57.76 ± 12.49 | 56.31 ± 11.64 | < 0.001 |
Male,n (%) | 2820(52.8) | 686(47.4) | 821 (53.8) | 652(52.2) | 661(53.9) | 0.002 |
Hypertension,n (%) | 2200(40.4) | 667(46.1) | 580(38.0) | 469(37.6) | 484(39.5) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes,n (%) | 679(12.5) | 218(15.1) | 175(11.5) | 122(9.8) | 165(13.4) | 0.008 |
Education level n (%) | 0.003 | |||||
Less than high school | 1753(32.2) | 443(30.6) | 460(30.1) | 405(32.4) | 445(36.3) | |
High school diploma or GED | 1268(23.3) | 348(24.1) | 346(22.7) | 281(22.5) | 293(23.9) | |
More than high school | 2426(44.5) | 655(45.3) | 720(47.2) | 563(45.1) | 488(39.8) | |
Race, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
Mexican American | 1169(21.5) | 221(15.3) | 313(20.5) | 312(25.0) | 316(26.0) | |
Other Hispanic | 213(3.9) | 41(2.8) | 60(3.9) | 59(4.7) | 53(4.4) | |
Non-Hispanic white | 3028(55.6) | 864(59.8) | 866(56.7) | 678(54.3) | 616(50.7) | |
Non-Hispanic black | 889(16.3) | 291(20.1) | 240(15.7) | 175(14.0) | 182(15.0) | |
Other races | 148(2.7) | 29(2.0) | 47(3.1) | 25(2.0) | 47(3.9) | |
Smoking, n (%) | 2917(53.6) | 706(48.8) | 816(53.5) | 665(53.2) | 730(59.5) | < 0.001 |
PIR | 2.82 ± 1.61 | 2.85 ± 1.59 | 3.02 ± 1.73 | 2.80 ± 1.62 | 2.70 ± 1.64 | 0.001 |
BMI kg/m2 | 28.44 ± 5.85 | 28.48 ± 6.54 | 28.88 ± 6.07 | 27.90 ± 5.12 | 28.39 ± 5.33 | 0.001 |
CRP mg/L | 0.37 ± 0.36 | 0.44 ± 0.39 | 0.37 ± 0.36 | 0.34 ± 0.35 | 0.35 ± 0.35 | < 0.001 |
PAD | 363(6.7) | 143(9.9) | 72(4.7) | 79(6.3) | 69(5.6) | < 0.001 |