Association between Neck Circumference and the Risk of Decreased Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in the General Population of China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Characteristics of participants categorized by sex and eGFR status.
Variables
Total
Male
Female
value
value
8805
2063
1259
3861
1622
Age (years)
<0.000
<0.000
SBP (mmHg)
<0.000
<0.000
DBP (mmHg)
<0.000
0.008
Pulse (bpm)
0.015
0.011
HbA1c (%)
5.90 (5.50-6.30)
5.80 (5.50-6.40)
5.90 (5.60-6.40)
0.032
5.80 (5.50-6.20)
5.90 (5.60-6.30)
<0.000
FPG (mmol/L)
5.33 (4.94-6.06)
5.46 (5.01-6.41)
5.50 (5.03-6.40)
0.636
5.25 (4.89-5.86)
5.31 (4.92-5.94)
0.016
PBG (mmol/L)
7.98 (6.44-10.69)
8.20 (6.48-11.67)
8.37 (6.56-11.19)
0.887
7.78 (6.38-10.27)
8.13 (6.54-10.53)
0.009
TC (mmol/L)
0.202
0.485
TG (mmol/L)
1.32 (0.97-1.88)
1.29 (0.91-1.89)
1.27 (0.94-1.87)
<0.000
1.32 (0.98-1.84)
1.44 (1.07-1.98)
<0.000
HDL (mmol/L)
0.057
0.033
LDL (mmol/L)
0.068
0.250
UA (mmol/L)
<0.000
<0.000
ALT (U/L)
17.20 (13.30-23.60)
18.60 (14.40-25.70)
17.40 (13.70-23.20)
<0.000
16.80 (13.00-23.10)
16.40 (12.60-21.43)
0.001
AST (U/L)
19.10 (16.40-22.50)
19.00 (16.10-22.40)
19.40 (16.50-22.50)
0.046
18.90 (16.40-22.45)
19.30 (16.90-22.93)
0.001
GGT (U/L)
20.80 (15.50-30.15)
25.30 (18.90-37.10)
24.20 (18.10-35.00)
0.011
18.50 (14.15-26.20)
18.80 (14.60-25.80)
0.414
BMI (kg/m2)
0.001
0.001
WHR
0.033
<0.000
NC (cm)
<0.000
<0.000
Cardiovascular events (%)
436 (5.0%)
113 (5.5%)
109 (8.7%)
<0.000
132 (3.4%)
82 (5.1%)
0.004
Hypertension (%)
4274 (48.5%)
1027 (49.8%)
828 (65.8%)
<0.000
1534 (39.7%)
885 (54.6%)
<0.000
Diabetes (%)
2800 (31.8%)
748 (36.3%)
449 (35.7%)
0.729
1087 (28.2%)
516 (31.8%)
0.007
Drinking status (%)
<0.000
0.341
No
6303 (71.6%)
749 (36.3%)
565 (44.9%)
0.000
3499 (90.6%)
1490 (91.9%)
Occasional drinkers
1317 (15.0%)
586 (28.4%)
340 (27.0%)
286 (7.4%)
105 (6.5%)
Regular drinkers
1185 (13.5%)
728 (35.3%)
354 (28.1%)
76 (2.0%)
27 (1.7%)
Smoking status (%)
<0.000
0.863
No
7187 (81.6%)
1022 (49.5%)
821 (65.2%)
3766 (97.5%)
1578 (97.3%)
Occasional smokers
149 (1.7%)
79 (3.8%)
35 (2.8%)
24 (0.6%)
11 (0.7%)
Regular smokers
1469 (16.7%)
962 (46.6%)
403 (32.0%)
71 (1.8%)
33 (2.0%)
Education
<0.000
<0.000
Illiteracy
105 (1.2%)
2 (0.1%)
7 (0.6%)
28 (0.7%)
68 (4.2%)
Primary school
472 (5.4%)
54 (2.6%)
96 (7.6%)
163 (4.2%)
159 (9.8%)
Junior high school
2943 (33.4%)
757 (36.7%)
424 (33.7%)
1199 (31.1%)
563 (34.7%)
Senior high school
3869 (43.9%)
913 (44.3%)
408 (32.4%)
1940 (50.2%)
608 (37.5%)
College
1416 (16.1%)
337 (16.3%)
324 (25.7%)
531 (13.8%)
224 (13.8%)
Continuous data are shown as or median (interquartile range), and categorical data are shown as frequency. Abbreviations: eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; FBG: fasting blood glucose; PBG: postprandial blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA: serum uric acid; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; γ-GGT: γ-glutamyl transferase; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; NC: neck circumference.
