From: Age and sex are associated with the plasma lipidome: findings from the GOLDN study
All Participants, n = 980 | Male, n = 467 | Female, n = 513 | |
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Age (years) | 48.3 (16.4) | 48.8 (16.4) | 48.0 (16.4) |
White race | 979 (99.9%) | 466 (99.8%) | 513 (100.0%) |
Alcohol consumer | 477 (48.7%) | 220 (47.1%) | 257 (50.1%) |
Smoking status | |||
Current smoker | 73 (7.4%) | 36 (7.7%) | 37 (7.2%) |
Past smoker | 211 (21.5%) | 121 (25.9%) | 90 (17.5%) |
Never smoker | 695 (70.9%) | 310 (66.4%) | 385 (75.0%) |
Missing | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.3 (5.7) | 28.4 (4.8) | 28.1 (6.3) |
Waist-hip ratio | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) |
Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 97.5 (15.3) | 100.8 (16.2) | 94.4 (13.8) |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 121.8 (30.9) | 123.4 (30.1) | 120.5 (31.6) |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 47.1 (13.1) | 41.3 (9.6) | 52.5 (13.6) |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 138.6 (96.8) | 151.3 (111.0) | 127.1 (80.3) |
Creatine (mg/dL) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.1) |
HOMA-IR (score) | 3.5 (2.4) | 3.7 (2.6) | 3.3 (2.3) |
Coronary heart disease | 49 (5.0%) | 41 (8.8%) | 8 (1.6%) |
Diabetes | 75 (7.7%) | 31 (6.6%) | 44 (8.6%) |
Hypertension | 256 (26.1%) | 127 (27.2%) | 129 (25.1%) |