Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to trajectory groups
Characteristics | All (N = 1080) | Trajectory 1 (N = 504) | Trajectory 2 (N = 118) | Trajectory 3 (N = 307) | Trajectory 4 (N = 151) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 66.14 (57.93, 75.04) | 66.81 (57.18, 75.88) | 60.95 (55.16, 67.86) | 67.15 (60.94, 75.24) | 67.21 (59.35, 74.95) | < 0.001 |
Male, n (%) | 467 (43.2) | 244 (48.4) | 39 (33.1) | 134 (43.6) | 50 (33.1) | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.33 (22.28, 26.44) | 24.54 (22.59, 26.63) | 23.94 (21.78, 26.33) | 24.24 (22.19, 26.70) | 23.80 (21.64, 26.16) | 0.062 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 255 (23.6) | 125 (24.8) | 22 (18.6) | 74 (24.1) | 34 (22.5) | 0.542 |
DM, n (%) | 364 (33.7) | 181 (35.9) | 36 (30.5) | 96 (31.3) | 51 (33.8) | 0.484 |
Laboratory results | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Triglyceride, mg/dL | 116.00 (81.00, 169.00) | 117.50 (83.00, 169.00) | 99.50 (72.75, 158.50) | 118.00 (80.00, 168.00) | 114.00 (76.00, 169.00) | 0.178 |
 TC, mg/dL | 202.00 (178.00, 230.00) | 195.00 (171.00, 219.00) | 219.50 (196.50, 241.00) | 203.00 (179.00, 228.00) | 216.00 (192.00, 244.00) | < 0.001 |
 LDL-C, mg/dL | 127.00 (101.00, 149.00) | 124.00 (99.00, 146.00) | 132.00 (107.00, 149.25) | 128.00 (104.00, 152.00) | 126.00 (100.00, 155.00) | 0.319 |
 HDL-C, mg/dL | 43.00 (36.00, 52.00) | 39.00 (33.25, 46.00) | 57.00 (49.00, 63.00) | 41.00 (36.00, 48.00) | 56.00 (48.00, 65.00) | < 0.001 |
 Glucose, mg/dL | 109.00 (100.00, 120.00) | 108.00 (100.00, 121.00) | 108.00 (100.00, 118.00) | 109.00 (100.00, 120.00) | 111.00 (101.00, 122.00) | 0.402 |
 Uric acid, μmol/L | 6.60 (5.50, 8.00) | 6.65 (5.50, 8.00) | 6.50 (5.30, 7.72) | 6.60 (5.50, 7.80) | 6.50 (5.10, 8.30) | 0.781 |
 WBC, ×10^9/L | 5.60 (4.80, 6.70) | 5.70 (4.80, 6.60) | 5.35 (4.57, 6.62) | 5.60 (4.80, 6.70) | 5.80 (4.90, 6.70) | 0.167 |
 RBC, ×10^12/L | 4.27 (3.96, 4.57) | 4.30 (3.97, 4.67) | 4.18 (3.97, 4.48) | 4.27 (3.95, 4.55) | 4.16 (3.94, 4.44) | 0.044 |