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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population as per circulating CD34-positive cell levels

From: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) has an ambivalent association with hypertension and atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese men: a cross-sectional study

 

CD34-positive cell levels

p values

 

Low (< 1.01 cells/μL)

High (≥ 1.01 cells/μL)

No. of participants at risk

280

282

 

Age, years

65.7 ± 2.6

65.2 ± 2.6

0.030

Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2

22.7 ± 3.0

23.9 ± 2.8

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

134 ± 18

134 ± 17

0.714

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

81 ± 12

81 ± 11

0.784

Current drinker, %

83.9

87.9

0.172

Current smoker, %

11.4

13.8

0.393

HDL cholesterol (HDLc), mg/dL

58 ± 14

56 ± 15

0.058

Triglycerides (TG), mg/dL

109 ± 82

125 ± 94

0.026

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), %

5.6 ± 0.6

5.8 ± 0.7

0.001

Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP), IU/L

44 ± 38

50 ± 70

0.220

Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), mm

0.9 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2

0.347

  1. Values: mean ± standard deviation