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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Association of Lipoprotein (a) variants with risk of cardiovascular disease: a Mendelian randomization study

Characteristics

Male

Female

All

N (%)

228 (18.15)

1028 (81.85)

1256 (100)

Lp(a), mg/dL

24.77 (7.95–47.03)

28.81 (9.91–47.17)

28.04 (9.45–47.17)

Age, years

67.00 (62.00–71.00)

62.00 (54.00–67.00)

63.00 (56.00–68.00)

BMI, kg/m2

25.38 (24.81–27.61)

25.37 (23.27–27.64)

25.37 (23.67–27.63)

Education, n (%)

 Primary

47 (20.61)

268 (26.07)

315 (25.08)

 Secondary

117 (51.32)

431 (41.93)

548 (43.63)

 Senior

37 (16.23)

207 (20.14)

244 (19.43)

 Undergraduate

27 (11.84)

122 (11.87)

149 (11.86)

Physical activity, n (%)

 5–7 d/w

173 (75.88)

718 (69.84)

891 (70.94)

 1–4 d/w

31 (13.60)

163 (15.86)

194 (15.45)

  < 1 d/w

24 (10.53)

147 (14.30)

171 (13.61)

Current smoking, n (%)

86 (37.72)

49 (4.77)

135 (10.75)

Alcohol, n (%)

131 (57.46)

133 (12.94)

264 (21.02)

Glucose, mmol/L

5.80 (5.30–6.50)

5.60 (5.10–6.40)

5.60 (5.20–6.40)

TG, mmol/L

1.30 (1.00–1.85)

1.40 (1.00–1.90)

1.40 (1.00–1.90)

TC, mmol/L

4.89 (4.13–5.58)

5.29 (4.61–6.04)

5.22 (4.52–5.98)

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.26 (1.06–1.47)

1.46 (1.24–1.74)

1.41 (1.20–1.71)

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.76 (2.19–3.32)

3.06 (2.48–3.69)

3.02 (2.44–3.63)

Diabetes, n (%)

51 (22.37)

235 (22.86)

286 (22.77)

Hypertension, n (%)

157 (68.86)

551 (53.60)

708 (56.37)

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

122 (53.51)

549 (53.40)

671 (53.42)

  1. Values are n (%) for categorical variables or median (interquartile range) for continuous variables. TG Triglycerides, TC Total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol