Predictors of events.

<p>Comparisons of the middle three quintiles with the top quintile (“high”) and lowest quintile (“low”) for possible predictors of events. Mean survival times to events given in days, with <i>p</i> values (in brackets) for the difference in risk compared with the middle 60% of the population. Significant (p<0.05) statistics are in bold. DMG: <i>N,N</i>-dimethylglycine. AMI: acute MI. HF: hospital admission for heart failure. Betaine excretions expressed as mmol betaine/mole creatinine. Plasma betaine and DMG concentrations are gender corrected; male values cited (female values 17% lower for betaine, 10% lower for DMG).