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Table 1 Anthropometric, biochemical and life-style features of the study subjects.

From: Additive effects of LPL, APOA5 and APOEvariant combinations on triglyceride levels and hypertriglyceridemia: results of the ICARIA genetic sub-study

 

Total (n = 1825)

Women (n = 365)

Men (n = 1460)

4 p

Age (years)1

36 ± 10

34 ± 8

37 ± 10

<0.001

BMI (Kg/m2)1

27.0 ± 5.0

24.5 ± 5.0

28.6 ± 4.7

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)1

92.1 ± 12.3

82.1 ± 11.0

94.3 ± 11.2

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)1

5.16 ± 1.06

5.01 ± 0.89

5.20 ± 1.09

0.001

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1

3.27 ± 0.87

3.11 ± 0.74

3.31 ± 0.90

<0.001

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1

1.28 ± 0.31

1.48 ± 0.32

1.23 ± 0.28

<0.001

Non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1

3.88 ± 1.01

3.53 ± 0.82

3.97 ± 1.04

<0.001

TG (mmol/L)2

1.12 (1.09-1.15)

0.83 (0.79-0.87)

1.21 (1.17-1.24)

<0.001

Blood glucose (mmol/L)1

4.88 ± 1.17

4.50 ± 0.50

5.00 ± 1.22

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)1

126 ± 17

113 ± 13

129 ± 16

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)1

75 ± 12

71 ± 9

75 ± 12

<0.001

Smokers3

889 (49%)

158 (43%)

731 (50%)

0.015

Alcohol consumption3

326 (18%)

13 (3.6%)

313 (21%)

<0.001

Type 2 diabetes mellitus3

22 (1.2%)

1 (0.3%)

21 (1.4%)

0.102

CVD3

9 (0.56%)

0 (0%)

9 (0.7%)

0.369

Lipid lowering agent users3

28 (1.6%)

2 (0.6%)

26 (1.8%)

0.091

Cardiovascular risk SCORE3

   

<0.001

Low

1647 (94.2%)

350 (98.9%)

1297 (93%)

 

Medium

15 (0.9%)

0 (0%)

15 (1.1%)

 

High

86 (4.9%)

4 (1.1%)

82 (5.9%)

 

Type of employement3

   

<0.001

Agriculture

6 (0.3%)

0 (0%)

6 (0.4%)

 

Manufacturing

173 (9.8%)

29 (8.4%)

144 (10.2%)

 

Construction

684 (38.8%)

55 (15.9%)

629 (44.4%)

 

Services

902 (51.1%)

263 (75.8%)

639 (45.1%)

 
  1. 1 Variables expressed as means ± standard deviations.
  2. 2 Variable expressed as geometric mean and 95% confidence interval
  3. 3 Variables expressed as number of individuals and percentages.
  4. 4 p value for the comparison between women and men.
  5. LDL-C was calculated by the Friedewald formula for samples with TG < 4.52 mmol/L (n = 1799)