Baseline characteristics by quintiles of plasma fetuin-A among men and women, EPIC-Potsdam Study
| Characteristics | Quintiles of fetuin-A | P value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Fetuin-A (μg/ml) | 158 | 201 | 227 | 255 | 304 | |||||
| Age (years) | 51.0 | 50.4 | 49.9 | 48.8 | 47.6 | <0.001 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 0.194 | ||||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 84.7 | 86.3 | 86.1 | 84.9 | 84.7 | 0.562 | ||||
| Sport activities (h/week) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.673 | ||||
| Alcohol consumption (g/day) | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 0.033 | ||||
| Men (%) | 39.5 | 40.3 | 40.7 | 38.3 | 30.7 | 0.013 | ||||
| Random plasma glucose (mg/dl) | 85.8 | 87.6 | 87.3 | 87.2 | 86.9 | 0.397 | ||||
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)* | 82.3 | 87.2 | 85.9 | 85.8 | 86.9 | 0.006 | ||||
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 93.9 | 95.4 | 99.4 | 94.3 | 96.9 | 0.518 | ||||
| Fasting triglycerides (mg/dl)* | 76.7 | 84.4 | 82.9 | 83.5 | 86.0 | 0.126 | ||||
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 45.3 | 46.4 | 46.6 | 47.5 | 48.0 | <0.001 | ||||
| γ-Glutamyltransferase (units/l) | 15.1 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 0.093 | ||||
| hs-CRP (mg/dl) | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | <0.001 | ||||
| A1C (%) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.419 | ||||
* Data are percent or means (geometric means for glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, hs-CRP, A1C, and γ-glutamyltransferase). *In the random subcohort, 246 men and 376 women did not eat for at least 8 h before blood drawing.