Table 1.

Characteristics of the population.

Continuous variablesa	Total population n = 296
Age, years	68.2 (9.4)
Time to first event, years	5.6 (2–11)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	125.5 (14.3)
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	136.3 (33.1)
LDL-C, mg/dL	66.7 (27.6)
HDL-C, mg/dL	43.7 (10.8)
Triglycerides, mg/dL	113.5 (88–160)
Non HDL-C, mg/dL	92.6 (31.8)
Creatinine, mg/dL	1.1 (0.6)
Glomerular filtration rate, mL/min	75.6 (20.2)
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), %b	6.9 (1.2)
C-reactive protein, mg/dLc	1.5 (1.4)
Lipoprotein(a), mg/dLc	26 (14–65)
Apolipoprotein B, mg/dLd	64.4 (19.9)
Categorical variables, %
Male gender	75.7
Type 2 diabetes	31.4
Hypertension	72,6
Current smoking	10.5
Triglycerides >150 mg/dL	27.4
Coronary heart disease	10.9
Acute coronary syndrome	55,7
Myocardial infarction	39,2
Coronary revascularization	78,7
Peripheral vascular disease	14.2
Cerebrovascular disease	14.5
Heart failure	12.2
Atrial fibrillation	9.8
Familial hypercholesterolemia	8.1

HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol.

^aMean or median (standard deviation or interquartile range).

^bPatients with type 2 diabetes.

^cn = 109.

^dn = 93.