Table 3 Distribution of clinical and laboratory characteristics across the three clusters. Continuous variables are presented as mean (sd); categorical variables are presented as counts and percentages (%)
Variable | Cluster 1 (n = 444) | Cluster 2 (n = 235) | Cluster 3 (n = 121) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Year) | 66.57(9.1) | 65.71(9.7) | 68.6(10.5) | 0.1826 |
Sex F: n(%) | 240(54.0) | 129(55.0) | 63(52.0) | 0.8789 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4(4.5) | 29.0(4.9) | 29.3(4.5) | 0.0021 |
HbA1c (%) | 5.91(0.47) | 6.04(0.63) | 6.04(0.52) | 1.05 × 10− 6 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 98.76(15) | 104.38(23.12) | 102.48(15.69) | 4.42 × 10− 5 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 224.19(41.68) | 220.01(44.99) | 221.36(41.83) | 0.3235 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 78.34(12.47) | 74.51(14.85) | 73.55(15.77) | 0.0070 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 141.1(2.19) | 140.73(2.49) | 140.53(2.23) | 0.8505 |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.59(0.38) | 4.58(0.41) | 4.59(0.42) | 0.7828 |
Cortisol (µg/dl) | 13.53(4.52) | 13.69(4.73) | 13.59(4.89) | 0.0967 |
SBP (mmHg) | 137.99(18.46) | 132.4(14.63) | 137.54(17.9) | 0.0434 |
DBP (mmHg) | 85.27(9.4) | 83.56(8.5) | 83.96(9.42) | 0.0019 |
Diabetes: n(%) | 42(9%) | 51(22%) | 25(21%) | 1.45 × 10− 5 |