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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the elderly participants by DI-GM scores

From: Association between the dietary index for gut microbiota and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among US elderly adults: a cross‑sectional study

Variables

Total

(n = 2234)

DI-GM

P-Value

Q1

(n = 473)

Q2

(n = 500)

Q3

(n = 582)

Q4

(n = 679)

Age (year), Mean ± SD

73.1 ± 5.3

72.7 ± 5.4

73.3 ± 5.4

73.2 ± 5.4

73.0 ± 5.2

0.302

Gender, n (%)

0.067

Male

1123 (50.3)

248 (52.4)

271 (54.2)

284 (48.8)

320 (47.1)

 

Female

1111 (49.7)

225 (47.6)

229 (45.8)

298 (51.2)

359 (52.9)

 

Ethnicity, n (%)

  

< 0.001

MA

261 (11.7)

48 (10.1)

54 (10.8)

80 (13.7)

79 (11.6)

 

OH

238 (10.7)

40 (8.5)

55 (11)

71 (12.2)

72 (10.6)

 

NHW

1089 (48.7)

219 (46.3)

235 (47)

287 (49.3)

348 (51.3)

 

NHB

417 (18.7)

119 (25.2)

108 (21.6)

93 (16)

97 (14.3)

 

Other

229 (10.3)

47 (9.9)

48 (9.6)

51 (8.8)

83 (12.2)

 

Marital status, n (%)

0.198

Mrd

1194 (53.4)

241 (51)

266 (53.2)

312 (53.6)

375 (55.2)

 

NM

101 ( 4.5)

31 (6.6)

20 (4)

28 (4.8)

22 (3.2)

 

LWP

62 ( 2.8)

14 (3)

18 (3.6)

18 (3.1)

12 (1.8)

 

Other

877 (39.3)

187 (39.5)

196 (39.2)

224 (38.5)

270 (39.8)

 

Education, n (%)

< 0.001

< HS

581 (26.0)

121 (25.6)

150 (30)

153 (26.3)

157 (23.1)

 

HS

518 (23.2)

139 (29.4)

109 (21.8)

134 (23)

136 (20)

 

> HS

1135 (50.8)

213 (45)

241 (48.2)

295 (50.7)

386 (56.8)

 

HIPR, Median (IQR)

2.1 (1.2, 3.8)

2.0 (1.1, 3.2)

2.0 (1.2, 3.6)

2.0 (1.2, 3.7)

2.3 (1.4, 4.3)

0.002

Smoking, n (%)

< 0.001

Never

1111 (49.7)

218 (46.1)

239 (47.8)

291 (50)

363 (53.5)

 

Former

891 (39.9)

192 (40.6)

197 (39.4)

224 (38.5)

278 (40.9)

 

Current

232 (10.4)

63 (13.3)

64 (12.8)

67 (11.5)

38 (5.6)

 

Drinking alcohol, n (%)

0.834

No

1426 (63.8)

295 (62.4)

317 (63.4)

373 (64.1)

441 (64.9)

 

Yes

808 (36.2)

178 (37.6)

183 (36.6)

209 (35.9)

238 (35.1)

 

BMI (kg/m2), Mean ± SD

29.7 ± 7.2

26.1 ± 5.0

29.8 ± 6.1

30.6 ± 7.2

33.4 ± 8.3

< 0.001

Physical activity, n (%)

 

Vigorous

1899 (85.0)

396 (83.7)

425 (85)

500 (85.9)

578 (85.1)

0.803

Moderate

1470 (65.8)

327 (69.1)

346 (69.2)

379 (65.1)

418 (61.6)

0.015

Walk or bicycle

1828 (81.8)

393 (83.1)

414 (82.8)

474 (81.4)

547 (80.6)

0.656

Vigorous recreational

2003 (89.7)

441 (93.2)

454 (90.8)

530 (91.1)

578 (85.1)

< 0.001

Moderate recreational

1435 (64.2)

347 (73.4)

335 (67)

379 (65.1)

374 (55.1)

< 0.001

CHF, n(%)

203 ( 9.1)

54 (11.4)

54 (10.8)

48 (8.2)

47 (6.9)

0.026

CHD, n(%)

280 (12.5)

63 (13.3)

74 (14.8)

74 (12.7)

69 (10.2)

0.106

Angina, n(%)

119 ( 5.3)

25 (5.3)

27 (5.4)

32 (5.5)

35 (5.2)

0.994

Heart attack, n(%)

248 (11.1)

57 (12.1)

61 (12.2)

66 (11.3)

64 (9.4)

0.39

Stroke, n(%)

205 ( 9.2)

57 (12.1)

51 (10.2)

51 (8.8)

46 (6.8)

0.017

CVD, n(%)

599 (26.9)

140 (29.6)

147 (29.6)

160 (27.5)

152 (22.4)

0.013

ASCVD, n(%)

401 (17.9)

97 (20.5)

97 (19.4)

108 (18.6)

99 (14.6)

0.042

DM, n(%)

660 (29.5)

168 (35.5)

158 (31.6)

171 (29.4)

163 (24)

< 0.001

Hypertension, n(%)

1408(63.0)

306 (64.7)

307 (61.4)

370 (63.6)

425 (62.6)

0.738

  1. Education, n (%): < HS (Less than High School) / HS (High School or Equivalent) / > HS (Above High School). Ethnicity: MA = Mexican American; OH = Other Hispanic; NHW = Non-Hispanic White; NHB = Non-Hispanic Black. Marital Status: Mrd = Married; NM = Never Married; LWP = Living with Partner; BMI = Body Mass Index; CHD = Coronary Heart Disease; CHF = Congestive Heart Failure; ASCVD = Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease; DI-GM = Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota; PIR = Poverty-Income Ratio; HIPR = Household Income to Poverty Ratio. 99% of the data are displayed