Table 1 Demographic and laboratory characteristics according to HTM use
Variables | HTM usage | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
HTM Users (n = 2149) | Non-Users (n = 4443) | ||
Male (%) | 1522 (31.6) | 3288 (68.3) | 0.007 |
Female (%) | 627 (35.2) | 1155 (64.8) | |
Age (years) | 53 ± 11 | 53 ± 11 | 0.6 |
Education (%) | 0.6 | ||
High school/ Bachelor/Master+ | 46/41/13 | 45/42/13 | |
Household Income (%) | 0.4 | ||
< 20,000/20,000-49,999/50,000-100,000/> 100,000 THB/month | 13/34/39/15 | 12/33/39/16 | |
Current/Never smoker (%) | 16/45 | 17/44 | 0.5 |
Current Alcohol (%) | 63 | 59 | 0.003 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25 ± 3.7 | 25 ± 3.6 | 0.3 |
Obese (%) | 8 | 8 | 0.2 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 126 ± 18 | 126 ± 18 | 0.3 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 81 ± 11 | 81 ± 11 | 0.5 |
Hypertension (%) | 41 | 40 | 0.3 |
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl) | 100 ± 31 | 99 ± 26 | 0.1 |
Diabetes Mellitus (%) | 14 | 12 | 0.006 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 136 ± 87 | 140 ± 90 | 0.1 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 53 ± 14 | 53 ± 14 | 0.4 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 146 ± 40 | 146 ± 39 | 0.5 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.02 ± 0.35 | 1.01 ± 32 | 0.7 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 83 ± 20 | 83 ± 19 | 0.7 |
CKD (%) | 12 | 11 | 0.1 |
1.5 x AST (%) | 2 | 2 | 0.7 |
1.5 x ALT (%) | 14%) | 14% | 0.8 |