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Table 1 Weighted baseline characteristics according to the CALLY index quartiles

From: Association between the C-reactive protein–albumin–lymphocyte index and metabolic syndrome: evidence from the 2003–2010 national health and nutrition examination survey

Variable

Total

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P value

Age (years)

46.68(16.56)

49.84(16.22)

48.92 (16.56)

47.05(16.32)

41.85(15.97)

< 0.001

Male, No. (% )

3876 (50.02)

789 (39.15)

911 (45.47)

1074 (55.62)

1102 (57.71)

< 0.001

Race, No. (% )

     

< 0.001

 Mexican American

1390 (7.72)

337 (7.82)

374 (7.86)

372 (8.37)

307 (6.95)

 

 Other Hispanic

507 ( 3.63)

103 (2.71)

115 (3.56)

157 (4.71)

132 (3.48)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

3937 (73.02)

967 (72.51)

981 (73.94)

989 (73.62)

1000 (72.12)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

1397 (10.26)

422 (13.15)

357 (10.63)

293 (8.56)

325 (9.12)

 

 Other Race

303 (5.36)

53 (3.80)

55 (4.01)

74 (4.74)

121 (8.33)

 

Poverty income ratio, No. (% )

     

< 0.001

 ≤ 1

1384 (11.85)

392 (13.82)

352 (11.52)

314 (11.24)

326(11.08)

 

 >1, ≤3

3240 (36.28)

850 (39.27)

825(37.66)

820 (36.48)

745 (32.50)

 

 > 3

2910 (51.87)

640 (46.91)

705 (50.82)

751 (52.28)

814 (56.42)

 

Education level, No. (% )

     

< 0.001

 Less than high school

2098 (17.50)

582 (20.57)

531 (17.31)

527 (17.81)

458 (14.87)

 

 High school diploma

1833 (24.99)

478 (27.26)

476 (26.64)

474 (25.55)

405 (21.22)

 

 More than high school

3603 (57.51)

822 (52.17)

875 (56.05)

884 (56.64)

1022 (63.90)

 

History of cancer, No. (% )

719 ( 8.65)

227 (11.19)

186 (9.09)

164 (8.02)

142 (6.78)

< 0.001

Family history of diabetes, No. (% )

3219 (40.94)

925 (48.74)

844 (44.1)

723 (36.37)

727 (35.99)

< 0.001

Alcohol consumption, No. (% )

5410 (75.96)

1239 (69.12)

1321 (74.45)

1410 (79.28)

1440 (79.83)

< 0.001

Smoking status, No. (% )

     

0.012

 Never smoker

3857 (51.81)

914 (49.10)

940 (49.68)

974 (52.36)

1029 (55.34)

 

 Former smoker

2029 (25.64)

550 (28.93)

530 (26.77)

509 (25.34)

440 (22.28)

 

 Current smoker

1648 (22.55)

418 (21.97)

412 (23.56)

402 (22.3)

416 (22.38)

 

Marital status, No. (% )

     

0.266

 Married

4651 (65.89)

1115 (64.94)

1183 (66.58)

1218 (67.38)

1135 (64.72)

 

 Single or separated

2883 (34.11)

767 (35.06)

699 (33.42)

667 (32.62)

750 (35.28)

 

MetS, No. (% )

2086 (23.96)

749 (36.87)

644 (31.38)

445 (19.85)

248 (10.80)

< 0.001

Elevated FPG, No. (% )

1874 (19.18)

620 (27.75)

519 (21.87)

438 (17.14)

297 (11.73)

< 0.001

Low HDL-C, No. (% )

2059 (26.78)

721 (37.37)

563 (32.19)

437 (22.96)

338 (16.98)

< 0.001

Elevated TG, No. (% )

2295 (28.86)

649 (34.13)

697 (36.03)

552 (27.04)

397 (20.08)

< 0.001

Elevated WC, No. (% )

4198 (53.24)

1416 (75.29)

1270 (68.67)

969 (48.39)

543 (26.45)

< 0.001

Elevated BP, No. (% )

2540 (27.48)

730 (33.80)

704 (30.64)

644 (27.81)

462 (19.33)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: Q, quartile; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; BP, blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. Continuous variables were presented as the mean (standard deviation, SD). The P value was calculated using a weighted Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. Categorical variables were presented as a percentage (%). The P value was calculated using the weighted chi-square test