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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) status

From: Visceral adiposity index and atherogenic index of plasma as useful predictors of risk of cardiovascular diseases: evidence from a cohort study in Iran

Parameters

Total (n = 7362)

Non-CVDs (n = 6191)

CVDs (n = 1171)

P value*

Gender, n (%)

 Male

3420 (46.45)

3036 (49.04)

384 (32.79)

< 0.001

 Female

3942 (35.55)

3155 (50.96)

787 (67.21)

Age (year)

47.20 ± 8.33

46.03 ± 7.90

53.39 ± 7.79

< 0.001

Current smoker, n (%)

865 (22.33)

764 (23.45)

101 (16.40)

< 0.001

Physical activity, n (%)

 Low

2168 (29.45)

1736 (28.04)

432 (36.89)

< 0.001

 Moderate

3539 (48.07)

2979 (48.12)

560 (47.82)

 Vigorous

1655 (22.48)

1476 (23.84)

179 (15.29)

BMI (kg/m2)

27.44 ± 4.67

27.20 ± 4.63

28.69 ± 4.66

< 0.001

WHR

0.94 ± 0.06

0.93 ± 0.06

0.95 ± 0.06

< 0.001

WC (cm)

96.92 ± 10.55

96.28 ± 10.43

100.30 ± 10.59

< 0.001

BFM (kg)

24.99 ± 9.62

24.42 ± 9.54

27.99 ± 9.45

< 0.001

PBF

33.82 ± 9.58

33.09 ± 9.56

37.69 ± 8.73

< 0.001

VFA (cm2)

121.93 ± 51.83

118.18 ± 51.29

141.71 ± 50.13

< 0.001

SLM (kg)

3085 (41.90)

45.49 ± 9.07

42.82 ± 8.40

< 0.001

VAI (male)

1.93 ± 1.50

1.90 ± 1.48

2.11 ± 1.57

< 0.001

VAI (female)

2.82 ± 2.10

2.77 ± 2.10

3.10 ± 2.20

< 0.001

AIP*

0.11 (-0.29, 0.56)

0. 0.09 (-0.33, 0.55)

0.24 (-0.17, 0.62)

< 0.001

TG (mg/dl)

136.61 ± 84.00

134.16 ± 83.05

149.57 ± 87.78

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

46.40 ± 11.35

46.41 ± 11.36

46.36 ± 11.27

0.555

LDL-C (mg/dl)

101.86 ± 25.42

101.55 ± 25.19

103.51 ± 26.55

0.007

T-C (mg/dl)

185.11 ± 38.10

184.54 ± 37.64

188.13 ± 40.24

0.003

ALP (UI/L)

197.11 ± 61.02

194.46 ± 56.52

211.13 ± 79.29

< 0.001

AST (UI/L)

21.43 ± 8.95

21.47 ± 9.06

21.20 ± 8.36

0.325

ALT (UI/L)

24.70 ± 14.28

24.84 ± 14.53

23.94 ± 12.88

0.045

GGT (UI/L)

24.30 ± 18.89

23.86 ± 18.58

26.63 ± 20.30

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

1351 (18.35)

411 (6.64)

940 (80.27)

< 0.001

Anti- Hypertension medications (%)

734 (23.20)

6 (0.29)

728 (65.41)

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

3085 (41.90)

2567 (41.46)

518 (44.24)

0.078

Anti- Dyslipidemia medications (%)

277 (10.14)

32 (1.96)

245 (22.31)

< 0.001

Diabetes, n (%)

623 (22.46)

360 (582)

263 (22.46)

< 0.001

Anti-diabetic medications (%)

393 (14.38)

184 (11.25)

209 (19.03)

< 0.001

MetS, n (%)

1891 (25.69)

1261 (20.37)

630 (53.80)

< 0.001

  1. BMI Body mass index, WHR Waist hip ratio, WC Waist circumference, BFM Body fat mass, PBF Percent body fat, VFA Visceral fat area, SLM Skeletal muscle mass, VAI Visceral Adiposity Index, AIP Atherogenic index of plasma, TG Triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Ligh-density lipoprotein cholesterol, T- C Total cholesterol, FBS Fasting blood sugar, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, AST Aspartate transaminase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase, CVDs Cardiovascular diseases, MetS Metabolic syndrome
  2. *Median (IQR)