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. 2009 Jul 15;90(3):686–694. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27738

TABLE 1.

Demographic and biochemical characteristics of men and women in the Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network (GOLDN) Study (n = 920)

Men (n = 441) Women (n = 479) P
Age (y) 49 ± 161 49 ± 16 0.8142
BMI (kg/m2) 28.6 ± 4.8 28.3 ± 6.4 0.3142
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 119 ± 14.9 113 ± 197.9 <0.0012
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 71 ± 8.9 66 ± 9.1 <0.0012
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 4.95 ± 0.99 5.00 ± 1.07 0.4352
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 3.22 ± 0.78 3.13 ± 0.86 0.0692
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.07 ± 0.25 1.35 ± 0.36 <0.001
Triglyceride (mmol/L) 1.68 ± 0.91 1.40 ± 0.81 0.0012
Current smokers [n (%)] 37 (8) 41 (9) 0.9183
Current alcohol drinkers [n (%)] 219 (50) 229 (48) 0.6443
Treatment of diabetes [n (%)] 20 (5) 23 (5) 0.8773
Treatment of hypertension [n (%)] 87 (20) 80 (17) 0.2663
Treatment to lower lipids [n (%)] 24 (5) 13 (3) 0.0433
Hormone treatment [n (%)] 96 (20) <0.0013
Prior coronary heart disease [n (%)] 43 (10) 11 (2) <0.0013
1

Mean ± SD (all such values).

2

ANOVA.

3

Chi-square test.

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