Table 2

Adjusted* mean AAT serum levels by age, gender, anthropometrics, blood pressure, crp, and lifestyle variables (n = 5187)



Number of subjects
AAT (SE) (g/L), no CRP adjustment
AAT (SE) (g/L), CRP adjustment

Gender
Men
2518
1.203 (0.004)
1.215 (0.004)

Women
2669
1.305 (0.004)
1.293 (0.004)



p < 0.001
p < 0.001
Age
Quartiles (years):



Men
<43
630
1.194 (0.007)
1.195 (0.007)

<53
629
1.200 (0.007)
1.205 (0.006)

<61
630
1.208 (0.007)
1.208 (0.006)

<73
629
1.239 (0.007)
1.233 (0.007)



p trend < 0.001
p trend = 0.001
Premenopausal women¶,†
<38
202
1.314 (0.013)
1.312 (0.012)

<43
201
1.284 (0.013)
1.284 (0.012)

<50
202
1.278 (0.013)
1.281 (0.012)

<55
201
1.227 (0.013)
1.227 (0.012)



p trend < 0.001
p trend < 0.001
Postmenopausal women¶,†
<55
212
1.221 (0.014)
1.221 (0.013)

<61
212
1.255 (0.013)
1.261 (0.012)

<67
212
1.281 (0.013)
1.276 (0.013)

<73
212
1.275 (0.013)
1.273 (0.013)



p trend 0.05
p trend 0.07
BMI
Quartiles (kg/m2):




<22.79
1338
1.284 (0.005)
1.306 (0.005)

<25.38
1349
1.250 (0.005)
1.257 (0.005)

<28.36
1287
1.241 (0.005)
1.237 (0.005)

≥28.36
1213
1.247 (0.005)
1.218 (0.005)



p trend = 0.003
p trend < 0.001
Systolic blood pressure
Quartiles (mmHg):




<114
1342
1.240 (0.006)
1.244 (0.005)

<126
1279
1.252 (0.005)
1.254 (0.005)

<139
1304
1.260 (0.005)
1.259 (0.005)

≥139
1262
1.272 (0.006)
1.266 (0.005)



p trend < 0.001
p trend 0.002
Tobacco exposure‡
Never smokers/ETS-
2121
1.236 (0.005)
1.238 (0.004)

Never smokers/ETS+
388
1.260 (0.010)
1.269 (0.009)

Former smokers/ETS-
1188
1.238 (0.006)
1.240 (0.005)

Former smokers/ETS+
312
1.249 (0.011)
1.249 (0.010)

Current smokers, <15 cig/d)
515
1.284 (0.008)
1.285 (0.008)

Current smokers, ≥15 cig/d)
662
1.328 (0.009)
1.314 (0.008)



p trend < 0.0001
p trend < 0.0001
Alcohol intake
<1 drink per day
4069
1.261 (0.003)
1.262 (0.003)

≥1 drink per day
1118
1.235 (0.006)
1.234 (0.007)



p < 0.001
p < 0.001
CRP
Quartiles (mg/l):




<0.6
1506
1.182
-

<1.1
1202
1.227
-

<2.2
1232
1.268
-

≥ 2.2
1247
1.360
-



P trend < 0.00001


*adjusted for age, gender, smoking status, alcohol intake, BMI, systolic blood pressure and study area women taking oral contraceptives (n = 166), hormone replacement (n = 524), with perimenopausal status (n = 82), and unclear/missing hormonal status (n = 243) were excluded; p(interaction) pre-versus postmenopausal women <0.001; n = 5186, due to 1 former smoker with missing ETS exposure; ETS = environmental tobacco exposure

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