Table 2 Comparison between the T. gondii-seropositive and -seronegative groups after propensity score matching

N

7612

3806

3806

0.048

All-cause mortality, n (%)

3694 (48.5)

1801 (47.3)

1893 (49.7)

0.037

Follow-up time (years)

21.8 [11.4, 24.2]

21.8 [11.8, 24.3]

21.8 [10.9, 24.1]

0.001

Race, n (%)

 < 0.001

 - Non-Hispanic white

3196 (42.0)

1503 (39.5)

1693 (44.5)

 - Non-Hispanic black

2345 (30.8)

1385 (36.4)

960 (25.2)

 - Mexican–American

1735 (22.8)

821 (21.6)

914 (24.0)

 - Other

336 (4.4)

97 (2.5)

239 (6.3)

Male (%)

3784 (49.7)

1892 (49.7)

1892 (49.7)

1.000

Age (years)

53.5 ± 19.7

53.5 ± 19.7

53.5 ± 19.7

1.000

Low family income, n (%)

1673 (22)

812 (21.3)

861 (22.6)

0.184

Low educational level, n (%)

3438 (45.2)

1571 (41.3)

1867 (49.1)

 < 0.001

Type 2 diabetes, n (%)

1453 (19.1)

686 (18.0)

767 (20.2)

0.020

Hypertension, n (%)

3764 (49.4)

1858 (48.8)

1906 (50.1)

0.281

BMI (kg/m²)

27.2 ± 5.7

26.9 ± 5.7

27.4 ± 5.6

 < 0.001

Waist (cm)

94.3 ± 14.2

93.8 ± 14.3

94.9 ± 14.1

 < 0.001

White blood cell (×10⁹/l)

7 ± 2.4

6.9 ± 2.3

7.2 ± 2.5

 < 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/l)

134.8 ± 15.3

130.3 ± 14.1

139.2 ± 15.1

 < 0.001

Platelets (×10⁹/l)

271.7 ± 74

273.9 ± 75.9

269.4 ± 71.9

0.008

CRP (mg/dl)

0.5 ± 0.9

0.5 ± 0.9

0.5 ± 0.9

0.111

FBG (mmol/l)

5.7 ± 2.2

5.6 ± 2.1

5.8 ± 2.2

0.002

HbA1c (%)

5.7 ± 1.2

5.7 ± 1.1

5.7 ± 1.2

0.688

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.4 ± 1.2

5.3 ± 1.2

5.4 ± 1.2

 < 0.001

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

1.7 ± 1.3

1.6 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 1.4

 < 0.001

AST (U/l)

19 [16, 24]

19 [16, 23]

19 [17, 24]

0.002

ALT (U/l)

13 [10, 18]

13 [9, 17]

14 [10, 19]

 < 0.001

Albumin (g/l)

40.9 ± 3.9

40.6 ± 4.0

41.1 ± 3.7

 < 0.001

Creatinine (μmol/l)

97.2 [79.6, 106.1]

97.2 [79.6, 106.1]

97.2 [79.6, 106.1]

0.224

BUN (mmol/l)

5.4 ± 2.3

5.4 ± 2.3

5.5 ± 2.3

0.453

Uric acid (μmol/l)

323.4 ± 90.5

318.7 ± 90.1

328.2 ± 90.6

 < 0.001