Table 1 Weighted characteristics of study population based on total testosterone quartiles
Characteristic | Overall | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 68.86 (6.51) | 69.65 (6.47) | 69.01 (6.80) | 68.95 (6.71) | 67.83 (5.97) | 0.13 |
Race (%) | 0.60 | |||||
Mexican American | 4.37 | 4.68 | 4.55 | 4.37 | 3.87 | |
Non-Hispanic White | 79.54 | 78.20 | 81.24 | 82.13 | 76.57 | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 7.66 | 8.19 | 5.64 | 6.80 | 10.03 | |
Other | 8.43 | 8.93 | 8.57 | 6.71 | 9.53 | |
Education level (%) | 0.40 | |||||
High school or below | 15.60 | 16.14 | 12.42 | 16.44 | 17.41 | |
High school graduate | 20.90 | 25.97 | 22.60 | 14.30 | 20.73 | |
More than high school | 63.50 | 57.88 | 64.99 | 69.25 | 61.85 | |
Body mass index (%) | 0.01 | |||||
Normal(18.5 to < 25) | 20.61 | 7.35 | 16.60 | 21.00 | 37.69 | |
Obese(30 or greater) | 34.40 | 50.07 | 46.22 | 22.18 | 17.02 | |
Overweight(25 to < 30) | 43.79 | 42.58 | 34.52 | 55.31 | 42.64 | |
Underweight(< 18.5) | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 1.51 | 2.65 | |
Annual household income (%) | 0.80 | |||||
< 20,000 | 11.58 | 12.55 | 8.82 | 12.39 | 12.54 | |
≥ 20,000 | 88.42 | 87.45 | 91.18 | 87.61 | 87.46 | |
Had at least 12 alcohol drinks in a year (%) | 0.20 | |||||
Yes | 84.72 | 91.88 | 84.56 | 83.89 | 78.48 | |
No | 15.28 | 8.12 | 15.44 | 16.11 | 21.52 | |
Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life (%) | 0.30 | |||||
Yes | 59.45 | 62.47 | 64.08 | 52.68 | 58.58 | |
No | 40.55 | 37.53 | 35.92 | 47.32 | 41.42 | |
Total calcium (mmol/L) | 2.36 (0.09) | 2.35 (0.08) | 2.37 (0.09) | 2.36 (0.08) | 2.38 (0.08) | 0.01 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.83 (1.24) | 2.01 (1.23) | 2.31 (1.50) | 1.68 (1.14) | 1.29 (0.71) | 0.01 |
T Score | -1.08 (0.96) | -1.13 (0.95) | -0.95 (1.00) | -0.93 (0.99) | -1.31 (0.85) | 0.04 |