Table 1 Basic characteristics of the patients included in the study
Variable | n = 178 |
|---|---|
Age (mean and SD) | 62.4 ± 9.6 |
Gender (male) (%) | 49.4% |
Family disposition to ischemic heart disease (%) | 52.8% |
Current smoking (%) | 21.3% |
Lipid-lowering medication (%) | 59.0% |
Antihypertensive medication (%) | 67.4% |
Systolic blood pressure (mean and SD) | 146.7 ± 20.2 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mean and SD) | 79.3 ± 10.5 |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean and SD) | 26.9 4.0 |
Waist circumference (cm) (mean and SD) | 96.3 11.8 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) (mean and SD) | 1.5 1.0 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L serum) (mean and SD) | 1.6 0.5 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L serum) (mean and SD) (n = 175) | 2.8 0.9 |
High sensitive CRP (mean and SD) | 2.8 4.7 |
ApoB (g/L) (mean and SD) | 0.9 0.2 |
Lp(a) (arb. units) (mean and SD) | 361.1 435.5 |