Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the ATTICA study's participants according to the 5-year incidence of hypercholesterolemia.
Status at 5-year follow – up | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline factors: | Normal total cholesterol (n = 920) | Hypercholesterolemia (n = 237) | P |
Age (y) | 39 ± 13 | 50 ± 13 | 0.001 |
Male sex, % | 44% | 54% | 0.01 |
Years of school | 13 ± 3 | 12 ± 4 | 0.01 |
Smokers, % | 42% | 37% | 0.21 |
Physically inactive subjects, % | 56% | 61% | 0.16 |
Mediterranean diet score (0–55) | 27 ± 7 | 25 ± 6 | 0.001 |
Ethanol intake (g/d) | 7.0 ± 10 | 12.2 ± 12 | 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 118 ± 17 | 125 ± 17 | 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 77 ± 8 | 80 ± 10 | 0.04 |
Hypertensive subjects, % | 23% | 33% | 0.001 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 163 ± 22 | 177 ± 19 | <0.001 |
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 49 ± 13 | 47 ± 15 | 0.06 |
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 98 ± 22 | 106 ± 21 | 0.001 |
Apolipoprotein AI, mg/dl | 154 ± 89 | 149 ± 101 | 0.02 |
Apolipoprotein B, mg/dl | 88 ± 37 | 106 ± 23 | 0.001 |
Triglycerides, mg/dl | 85 ± 47 | 127 ± 71 | 0.001 |
Diabetic subjects, % | 3% | 11% | <0.001 |
Fasting glucose, mg/dl | 89 ± 19 | 93 ± 19 | 0.001 |
Obese subjects, % | 15% | 22% | 0.008 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25 ± 5 | 28 ± 4 | 0.001 |
Waist, cm | |||
Men | 95 ± 11 | 100 ± 11 | 0.001 |
Women | 80 ± 12 | 86 ± 12 | 0.001 |
Hip, cm | |||
Men | 105 ± 9 | 106 ± 9 | 0.10 |
Women | 101 ± 11 | 104 ± 11 | 0.06 |