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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Increased mortality among men aged 50 years old or above with elevated IgA anti-transglutaminase antibodies: NHANES III

Variable

tTGA+ n = 85

tTGA- n = 5947

P value

Age in years ; median (range)

69 (50–90)

67 (50–90)

0.139

Follow-up in years; median (range)

11 (0–18)

13 (0–18)

0.001

Male (%)

54 (64)

2793 (47)

0.002

Ever smokera (%)

51 (60)

3211 (54)

0.270

Race/ethnicity (%)

  

0.589

 Non-Hispanic White

41 (48)

3298 (55)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

21 (25)

1209 (20)

 

 Mexican-American

19 (22)

1216 (20)

 

 Other

4 (5)

224 (4)

 
  1. tTGA tissue transglutaminase antibody
  2. aSmoked at least 100 cigarettes (5 packs) during lifetime