Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
| Â | Atherosclerosis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(−) | (+) | |||||
HTLV-1 infection | p | HTLV-1 infection | p | |||
(−) | (+) | (−) | (+) | |||
No. of subjects | 512 | 100 | Â | 232 | 63 | Â |
Men, % | 36.3 | 31.0 | 0.309 | 47.8 | 39.7 | 0.251 |
Age, year | 70.1 ± 6.5 | 72.0 ± 6.6 | 0.008 | 73.7 ± 6.8 | 75.6 ± 6.9 | 0.055 |
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 | 22.7 ± 3.2 | 23.4 ± 3.4 | 0.043 | 23.4 ± 3.4 | 22.8 ± 3.1 | 0.151 |
Serum HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 63 ± 15 | 60 ± 16 | 0.062 | 61.3 ± 13.7 | 63.8 ± 15.6 | 0.223 |
Serum triglycerides, mg/dL | 103 ± 52 | 111 ± 61 | 0.188 | 99 ± 46 | 84 ± 30 | 0.013 |
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), % | 5.7 ± 0.5 | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 0.060 | 5.9 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 0.007 |
Glucose lowering medication use, % | 3.9 | 6.0 | 0.343 | 10.8 | 31.1 | 0.064 |
Antihyperlipidemic medication use, % | 19.5 | 20.0 | 0.914 | 25.9 | 20.6 | 0.396 |
Current smoker, % | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.925 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 0.927 |
No. of remaining teeth | 22.0 ± 6.4 | 22.0 ± 6.0 | 0.999 | 20.3 ± 6.6 | 20.2 ± 7.4 | 0.923 |
Individuals with decayed teeth, % | 29.1 | 31.0 | 0.704 | 30.6 | 25.4 | 0.423 |
CIMT, mm | 0.83 ± 0.10 | 0.84 ± 0.10 | 0.405 | 1.17 ± 0.18 | 1.15 ± 0.22 | 0.553 |
Reticulocyte, × 104 cells/μL | 5.169 ± 1.806 | 5.280 ± 1.740 | 0.574 | 5.071 ± 1.663 | 5.331 ± 3.510 | 0.405 |