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Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of the Study Population at HUNT2 (n = 7261)

From: Low grade albuminuria as a risk factor for subtypes of stroke - the HUNT Study in Norway

  

ACR (mg/mmol)

  

< 1

(n = 4564)

1- < 2

(n = 1561)

2- < 3

(n = 402)

≥3

(n = 734)

Age years, median (IQR)

57.7 (47.3, 68.6)

65.5 (53.6, 72.8)

66.3 (56.7, 74.1)

68.0 (57.7, 74.5)

Female, n (%)

 

2500 (55)

975 (62)

211 (52)

344 (46)

Education, years, n (%)

  < 10

 

3616 (79)

1355 (87)

356 (89)

660 (90)

 10–12

 

684 (15)

152 (10)

33 (8)

57 (8)

  > 12

 

264 (6)

54 (3)

13 (3)

17 (2)

Smoking status, n (%)

 never

 

2100 (46)

738 (47)

172 (43)

280 (38)

 former

 

1531 (34)

514 (33)

138 (34)

280 (38)

 current

 

933 (20)

309 (20)

92 (23)

174 (24)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD)

144.9 (21.3)

154.3 (23.9)

157.6 (23.0)

160.1 (23.4)

Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg, n (%)

2528 (55)

1089 (70)

299 (74)

584 (80)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD)

83.8 (11.7)

87.6 (13.2)

88.4 (13.4)

88.9 (13.5)

Diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg, n (%)

1245 (27)

593 (38)

162 (40)

320 (44)

BMI, (kg/m2), mean (SD)

27.9 (4.4)

28.3 (4.5)

28.7 (4.8)

29.0 (5.0)

EGFR (ml/min/1,73m2), mean (SD)

88 (56.5)

86 (21.2)

84 (20.0)

79 (21.7)

HDL (mmol/l), mean (SD)

1.4 (0.4)

1.4 (0.4)

1.3 (0.4)

1.2 (0.4)

Non-HDL Cholesterol (mmol/l), mean (SD)

4.8 (1.3)

5.0 (1.3)

5.1 (1.2)

5.2 (1.3)

Triglycerides (mmol/l), mean (SD)

1.9 (1.1)

2.1 (1.3)

2.1 (1.2)

2.5 (1.5)

Use of antihypertensive medication, n (%)

 yes

 

2657 (58)

1081 (69)

300 (75)

540 (74)

 no

 

1826 (40)

427 (27)

87 (22)

168 (23)

 former

 

77 (2)

49 (3)

14 (3)

25 (3)

 missing

 

4

4

1

1

Diabetes, n (%)

 yes

 

519 (11)

260 (17)

83 (21)

219 (30)

 no

 

4045 (89)

1301 (83)

319 (79)

515 (70)

Self-reported history of cancer, n (%)

 yes

 

185 (4)

90 (6)

18 (4)

56 (8)

 no

 

4054 (89)

1334 (85)

345 (86)

579 (79)

 missing

 

325 (7)

137 (9)

39 (10)

99 (13)

Self-reported history of ischemic heart disease, n (%)

 yes

 

445 (10)

212 (14)

73 (18)

130 (18)

 no

 

4106 (90)

1348 (86)

327 (81)

600 (82)

 missing

 

13

1

2

4

Died during follow-up, n (%)

1650 (36.1)

830 (53.2)

250 (62.2)

518 (70.5)

  1. ACR Albumin to creatinine ratio; IQR Interquartile range; SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index, HDL High density lipoprotein; EGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate