Table 3 Background variables, cardiovascular risk factors and disease among subjects with no sublingual varices (nSV) at baseline (n209)
nSV n209 | nSV n169 | SV n40 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Follow up | Follow up | ||
Male/female, n/n (%/%) | 86/123 (41.1/58.9) | 68/101 (40.2/59.8) | 18/22 (45.0/55.0) | 0.582** |
Mean age, years (SD) | 53.0 (8.6) | 59.9 (8.2) | 64.3 (9.2) | 0.003* |
BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 25.2 (4.0) | 26.0 (4.5) | 25.8 (3.9) | 0.849* |
Smoking, n (%) | 17 (8.1) | 11 (6.5) | 3 (7.5) | 0.734*** |
Snuff user, n (%) | 13 (6.2) | 13 (7.7) | 4 (10.0) | 0.747*** |
Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 14 (6.7) | 17 (10.4) | 3 (7.7) | 0.771*** |
Hypertension, n (%) | 36 (17.2) | 38 (22.5) | 14 (35.0) | 0.100** |
Diabetes type 2, n (%) | 8 (3.8) | 5 (3.0) | 3 (7.5) | 0.183*** |
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 4 (1.9) | 5 (3.0) | 5 (13.2) | 0.021*** |