Atherogenic index of plasma and risk of cardiovascular disease among Cameroonian postmenopausal women

Table 1 Distribution of clinical and biochemical parameters

Variable	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD	Median (IQR)
Age	45	80	56.4 ± 6.9	56 (51.3–60)
BMI (kg/m²)	21.20	43.60	31.56 ± 5.27	31.6 (27.93–35.0)
Systolic BP (mmHg)	100.0	210.0	138.6 ± 23.6	140 (120–150)
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	60.0	120.0	80.2 ± 13.0	80 (70–90)
Uric acid (mg/l)	23.30	121.40	57.32 ± 18.19	53.9 (46.17–65.38)
FPG (g/l)	0.6	3.31	0.65 ± 0.30	0.79 (0.70–0.95)
TC (mmol/l)	2.72	10.96	5.92 ± 1.62	5.93 (4.75–6.83)
LDL-C (mmol/l)	0.57	9.17	4.11 ± 1.51	4.17 (3.15–4.89)
HDL-C (mmol/l)	0.54	2.28	1.25 ± 0.30	1.22 (1.04–1.42)
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	0.57	6.32	2.24 ± 1.22	2.01 (1.33–2.89)
VLDL-C (mmol/l)	0.26	2.87	1.02 ± 0.55	0.91 (0.61–1.32)
AIP	-0.40	0.85	0.21 ± 0.27	0.20 (0.00–0.38)
FRS (%)	1.2	>30	13.37 ± 8.67	11.7 (6.3–18.51)

SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC Total Cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoproteins cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoproteins cholesterol, VLDL-C very low-density lipoproteins cholesterol, AIP atherogenic index of plasma, FRS Framingham risk score

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