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Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics by the presence of cold injuries unit: n (%)

From: Increased cold injuries and the effect of body mass index in patients with peripheral vascular disease

 

With cold injuries

(n = 3154)

Without cold injuries

(n = 532,032)

p-valuea

Age (year)

 20–29

727 (23.05)

110,472 (20.76)

0.0098

 30–39

761 (24.13)

135,853 (25.53)

 

 40–49

790 (25.05)

133,390 (25.07)

 

 50–59

463 (14.68)

79,013 (14.85)

 

 60–69

320 (10.15)

53,174 (9.99)

 

 70–79

84 (2.66)

17,557 (3.30)

 

 80-

9 (0.29)

2573 (0.48)

 

Sex

 Male

1289 (40.87)

268,627 (50.49)

< 0.0001

 Female

1865 (59.13)

263,405 (49.51)

 

Household income

  ≤ 25%

1072 (33.99)

162,062 (30.46)

< 0.0001

 26–50%

678 (21.50)

117,951 (22.17)

 

 51–74%

708 (22.45)

121,472 (22.83)

 

  ≥ 75%

696 (22.07)

130,547 (24.54)

 

Smoking status

 Current smoker

622 (19.72)

144,901 (27.24)

< 0.0001

 Past smoker

257 (8.15)

48,550 (9.13)

 

 Never smoker

2275 (72.13)

338,581 (63.64)

 

Alcohol drinking

 No

1784 (56.56)

277,416 (52.14)

< 0.0001

 Yes

1370 (43.44)

254,616 (47.86)

 

Regular exercise

 No

1868 (59.23)

298,930 (56.19)

0.0006

 Yes

1286 (40.77)

233,102 (43.81)

 

BMI classificationb

 Underweight

196 (6.21)

21,888 (4.11)

< 0.0001

 Normal weight

2262 (71.72)

339,002 (63.72)

 

 Overweight

642 (20.36)

151,634 (28.50)

 

 Obese

54 (1.71)

19,508 (3.67)

 

High blood pressurec

 No

2874 (91.12)

463,475 (87.11)

< 0.0001

 Yes

280 (8.88)

68,557 (12.89)

 

Hyperglycemiad

 No

3004 (95.24)

498,660 (93.73)

0.0005

 Yes

150 (4.76)

33,372 (6.27)

 
  1. ap-value was calculated using the Chi-square test for categorical variables
  2. bBMI was categorized by underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2), and obese (≥30 kg/m2)
  3. cHigh blood pressure was indicated if systolic/diastolic was over 140/90 (mm/Hg)
  4. dHyperglycemia was indicated if blood glucose was greater than 125(mg/dl)