Association of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease with Inadequacy of Liver Store of Retinol in Elderly Individuals

Table 1

Frequency of distribution of demographic, clinical, and biochemical variables in frequency, medians, and minimum and maximum values of the total sample and of the sample with inadequacy of liver retinol.

Variables	Frequency (); % (n)	Sample with inadequacy of liver retinol; Frequency (); % (n)
Age
60–69 years	90.8 (59)	100 (13)
>70 years	9.2 (06)	—
Gender
Male	52.3 (34)	84.6 (11)
Female	47.7 (31)	15.4 (02)
Causes of death
G1	44.6 (29)	84.6 (11)
G2	29.2 (19)	15.4 (02)
G3	18.5 (12)
G4	7.7 (05)
Liver retinol
Adequate	80.0 (52)
Inadequate	20.0 (13)
Variables	Median (minimum–maximum)	Median (minimum–maximum)
Age (years)	64 (60–85)	64 (60–67)
Liver retinol (μg)	101.3 (7.0–366.9)	12.2 (7.0–18.5)
Body weight (kg)	65 (23.3–96.6)	75 (46–96.6)
Liver weight (g)	1500 (1050–2500)	1940 (1150–2500)

G1: ischemic heart disease; G2: cerebrovascular diseases; G3: other heart diseases; G4: infectious heart diseases.