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Table 2 Cardiovascular risk factors according to C-Peptide quartiles at 23 and 30 years old

From: C-Peptide and cardiovascular risk factors among young adults in a southern Brazilian cohort

Cardiovascular risk factors

C-Peptide

bP Trend value

1st quartile

2nd quartile

3rd quartile

4th quartile

 

23 years

 

n = 968

n = 958

n = 1015

n = 865

Anthropometric

 Waist circumference (cm)

76.6 (75.9; 91.0)

77.3 (76.7; 77.9)

78.3 (77.6; 78.9)

80.8 (79.9; 81.6)

< 0.001

 Body mass index

22.7 (22.5; 22.9)

23,4 (23.1; 23.6)

23.7 (23.4; 23.9)

24.7 (24.3; 25.1)

< 0.001

Metabolic

 Capillary glycaemia (mg/dL)

92.1 (91.4; 92.9)

94.4 (93.6; 95.2)

97, 9 (96.9; 98.8)

104.8 (103.7; 106.0)

< 0.001

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

155.0 (152.2; 157.9)

154.5 (151.9; 157.2)

156.3 (153.4; 159.2)

157.9 (154.9; 161.0)

0.094

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

56,2 (55.3; 57.0)

55.6 (54.8; 56.4)

55.2 (54.4; 56.0)

54.9 (54.1; 55.8)

0.032

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)a

76,5 (74,1; 78,9)

76,5 (74,1; 90,7)

96,3 (93,2; 99,5)

108,4 (104,4; 112,6)

< 0.001

 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)a

1,0 (1,06; 1,08)

1,0 (1,06; 1,17)

1,3 (1,20; 1,39)

1,4 (1.3; 1.5)

< 0.001

Hemodynamic

 Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg)

118.2 (117.2; 119.2)

116.7 (115.8; 117.6)

116.7 (115.7; 117.6)

117.5 (116.6; 118.6)

0.356

 Diastolic arterial pressure (mmHg)

73.9 (73.2; 74.7)

72.6 (71.9; 73.3)

72,9 (72.2; 73.6)

73.9 (73.1; 74.6)

0.765

Heart rate (bpm)

73.0 (72.2; 74.0)

73.3 (72.6; 74.0)

75.9 (75.2; 76.7)

76.30 (75.4; 77.0)

< 0.001

 

30 years

 

n = 966

n = 955

n = 1006

n = 857

Anthropometric

 Waist circumference (cm)

83.0 (82.1; 83.7)

84.2 (83.4; 85.1)

85.0 (84.1; 86.0)

87.7 (86.6; 88.8)

< 0.001

 Body mass index

25.8 (25.4; 26.1)

26.6 (26.2; 27.0)

27.1 (26.7; 27.5)

28.3 (27.8; 28.8)

< 0.001

Metabolic

 Serum glycaemia (mg/dL)

88.3 (87.2; 89.4)

87.3 (86.2; 88.3)

87.9 (86.8; 88.9)

88.5 (87.2; 89.8)

0.702

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

189.9 (187.3; 192.6)

190.7 (188.1; 193.3)

191.0 (188.4; 193.5)

192.1 (189.3; 194.9)

0.084

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

59.1 (58.1; 60.0)

58.8 (57.8; 59.7)

58.5 (57.5; 59.4)

58.6 (57.5; 59.7)

0.223

 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

109.4 (107.3; 111.6)

109.3 (107.3; 111.4)

109.7 (107.6; 111.8)

110.3 (108.1; 112.4)

0.161

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)a

94.5 (91.0; 98.1)

100.5 (96.6; 104.6)

101.9 (97.9; 105.9)

105.4 (101.0; 111.0)

< 0.001

 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)a

1.17 (1.07; 1.29)

1.43 (1.31; 1.57)

1.64 (1.50; 1.79)

1.83 (1.66; 2.00)

< 0.001

 Glycated hemoglobin (%)

5.06 (5.03; 5.09)

5.10 (5.07; 5.14)

5.11 (5.08; 5.15)

5.10 (5.06; 5.14)

0.087

Hemodynamic

 Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg)

122.0 (121.0; 122.8)

120.4 (119.5; 121.4)

121.7 (120.0; 121.6)

121.1 (120.0; 122.2)

0.215

 Diastolic arterial pressure (mmHg)

75.1 (74.17; 75.8)

74.8 (74.2; 76.1)

75.4 (74.8; 76.0)

76.4 (75.6; 77.14)

0.003

 Heart rate (bpm)

69.7 (68.5; 70.9)

70.5 (69.3; 71.7)

72.1 (69.8; 72.5)

71.2 (70.0; 72.5)

0.014

  1. aμ Geometric mean (CI95%)
  2. bTest for trend across ordered groups
  3. Values presented in bold present statistical significance