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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Urinary metabolite of pesticide, 3,5,6-trichloropyridinol, is associated with all-cause but not with cancer mortality

Variable

Overall (n = 3951)

Survivors (n = 3609)

Non-survivors (n = 342)

P value

Age, years

48.6 (18.5)

46.7 (17.8)

68.2 (13.7)

 < 0.001

Male, %

1898 (48.0)

1701 (47.1)

197 (57.6)

 < 0.001

Race, %

 < 0.001

 Non-Hispanic white

1847 (46.7)

1649 (45.7)

198 (57.9)

 

 Non-Hispanic black

761 (19.3)

692 (19.2)

69 (20.2)

 

 Mexican American

724 (18.3)

687 (19.0)

37 (10.8)

 

 Others

619 (15.7)

581 (16.1)

38 (11.1)

 

Education, %

 < 0.001

 Less than high school

1176 (29.8)

1043 (28.9)

133 (38.9)

 

 High school or equivalent

896 (22.7)

812 (22.5)

84 (24.6)

 

 College or above

1879 (47.6)

1754 (48.6)

125 (36.5)

 

Poverty-income ratio, %

 < 0.001

  < 1

901 (22.8)

815 (22.6)

86 (25.1)

 

 1 ~ 3

1671 (42.3)

1486 (41.2)

185 (54.1)

 

 > 3

1379 (34.9)

1308 (36.2)

71 (20.8)

 

 BMI, kg/m2

28.9 (6.8)

28.9 (6.8)

28.9 (6.9)

0.876

 Drinker (%)

2268 (57.4)

2086 (57.8)

182 (53.2)

0.114

Smoker, %

 < 0.001

 Never

2782 (70.4)

2564 (71.0)

218 (63.7)

 

 Past

192 (4.9)

183 (5.1)

9 (2.6)

 

 Current

977 (24.7)

862 (23.9)

115 (33.6)

 

Activity, %

0.002

 Inactive

1076 (27.2)

966 (26.8)

110 (32.2)

 

 Moderate

1669 (42.2)

1514 (42.0)

155 (45.3)

 

 Vigorous

1206 (30.5)

1129 (31.3)

77 (22.5)

 

 Hypertension, %

722 (18.3)

600 (16.6)

122 (35.7)

 < 0.001

 Diabetes, %

609 (15.4)

479 (13.3)

130 (38.0)

 < 0.001

 CVD, %

399 (10.1)

283 (7.8)

116 (33.9)

 < 0.001

 Creatinine, mg/dL

125.2 (80.1)

126.8 (81.2)

107.9 (64.1)

 < 0.001

 TCPY, μg/L

1.79 (1.93)

1.76 (1.91)

2.09 (2.15)

0.003

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD), or n (%). BMI body mass index, CVD cardiovascular diseases, TCPY, 3,5,6-trichloropyridinol