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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2009 Apr;55(2):112–119. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.55.112

Table 1.

Sample characteristics of subjects at baseline.

Men (n = 171) Women (n = 245) p
Age, y 68.9±0.4 67.6±0.3 0.022
Plasma phylloquinone, nmol/L 1.2±0.1 1.1±0.1 0.403
Serum ucOC, % 37±1.2 41±1.1 0.009
Dietary phylloquinone, μg 151±6 198±8 <0.001
BMI, kg/m2 28.0±0.3 27.9±0.3 0.843
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 188.9±2.5 215.1±2.4 <0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 50.6±0.9 61.2±0.9 <0.001
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL 114.8±2.2 131.6±1.9 <0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL 118.8±5.7 112.8±4.1 0.381
PIVKA-II, ng/mL 2.43±0.06 2.44±0.06 0.883
Current smoking, % 4.9 7.0 0.617

Values are presented as mean±SE unless otherwise noted.

Continuous traits were compared using the t-test; smoking status was compared using the χ2 test.