Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients according to different residual cholesterol levels.
| Baseline residual cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | |
| Participants (n) | 4006 | 3875 | 3659 | 3824 |
| Age (years) | 74.4 ± 6.9 | 74.1 ± 6.7 | 74.0 ± 6.7 | 73.9 ± 6.7 |
| Male (%) | 44.0 | 43.6 | 43.1 | 43.7 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5 (20.7-27.7) | 23.5 (20.9-27.8) | 23.6 (20.9-27.5) | 23.4 (20.8-27.3) |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
| Systolic | 134.6 ± 12.2 | 134.6 ± 12.4 | 134.8 ± 12.1 | 134.5 ± 11.5 |
| Diastolic | 73.3 ± 7.0 | 73.4 ± 6.9 | 73.4 ± 6.7 | 73.4 ± 6.4 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.93 (3.41-4.53) | 4.10 (3.56-4.71) | 4.22 (3.71-4.82) | 4.32 (3.79-4.94) |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.25 (1.83-2.76) | 2.35 (1.90-2.88) | 2.39 (1.96-2.90) | 2.39 (1.93-2.94) |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.17 (0.99-1.38) | 1.12 (0.96-1.31) | 1.09 (0.93-1.27) | 1.03 (0.88-1.20) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.02 (0.95-1.09) | 1.27 (1.21-1.34) | 1.54 (1.47-1.61) | 1.89 (1.79-2.02) |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.7 (6.2-7.5) | 6.8 (6.3-7.6) | 6.8 (6.3-7.6) | 7.0 (6.4-7.9) |
| Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) (%) | ||||
| < 60 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 21.3 |
| 60–89 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 40.5 |
| ≥ 90 | 40.7 | 39.5 | 38.7 | 38.2 |
| Current smokers (%) | 19.0 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 19.5 |
| Use of medications (%) | ||||
| Glucose-lowering | 69.3 | 72.9 | 76.6 | 73.3 |
| Antihypertensive | 84.2 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 85.5 |
| Lipid-lowering | 66.1 | 67.9 | 70.0 | 71.2 |