Clinical characteristics among subjects with 1^st to 4^th quartile.

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (%). CVD, cardiovascular disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; Mets, metabolic syndrome; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; AF, atrial fibrillation; BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, FBG, fasting blood glucose; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; H-FABP, heart type fatty acid binding protein. *p<0.05 vs. 1st quartile, †p<0.05 vs. 2nd quartile, ‡p<0.05 vs. 3rd quartile by analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Scheffe post hoc test. §p<0.05 by chi-square test.