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Table 2 Main characteristics of study sample

From: Referral rate, profile and degree of control of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: data from a single lipid unit from a Mediterranean area

n (n/%)

118 (100%)

Gender (M/F) (n/%)

56 / 62 (47.5/52.5%)

Age at diagnosis (years)

33.9 ± 16.0

Age (years)

52.4 ± 13.9

Weight (Kg)

74.3 ± 15.5

Height (Cm)

165.4 ± 10.1

BMI (Kg/m 2 )

27.1 ± 4.8

Waist circumference (M/F) (cm)

99.5 ± 12.9 / 90.8 ± 13.2

Obesity (n/%)

31 (26.3%)

Smoking habit (n/%)

39 (33.1%)

Hypertension (n/%)

31 (26.3%)

Diabetes (n/%)

9 (7.6%)

Prediabetes (n/%)

52 (44.1%)

Prediabetes regional criteria (n/%)

26 (22.0%)

CVD (n/%)

23 (19.5%)

Statin treatment (n/%)

110 (93.2%)

Ezetimibe treatment (n/%)

75 (63.6%)

Statin-Ezetimibe combination (n/%)

74 (62.7%)

iPSCK9 (n/%)

6 (5.1%)

  1. Kg: kilograms, Cm: centimeters, BMI: body mass index, CVD: cardiovascular disease, iPSCK9: proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors