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. 2009 Aug 18;101(7):1202–1206. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605264

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population (N=156 153) by quartile of serum triglyceride (STG) concentration.

  All 1st quartile 2nd quartile 3rd quartile 4th quartile
Triglycerides (mg 100 ml−1), median (Q1, Q3) 104.0 (74.0, 152.0) 61.0 (52.0, 68.0) 88.0 (81.0, 96.0) 124.0 (114.0, 137.0) 207.0 (175.0, 269.0)
Total cholesterol (mg 100 ml−1), mean (s.d.) 213.7 (45.8) 188.8 (36.3) 206.1 (39.2) 220.0 (41.7) 240.9 (48.5)
Glucose (mg 100 ml−1), mean (s.d.) 87.2 (22.6) 83.7 (16.3) 85.0 (20.0) 87.2 (21.0) 93.0 (31.2)
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) (U l−1), median (Q1, Q3) 12.0 (8.0, 18.0) 9.0 (7.0, 13.0) 11.0 (8.0, 15.0) 12.0 (9.0, 19.0) 18.0 (12.0, 29.0)
Age (years), mean (s.d.) 41.8 (15.1) 37.2 (13.0) 40.8 (15.1) 43.4 (15.9) 50.0 (14.9)
BMI (kg m−2), mean (s.d.) 24.7 (4.2) 22.9 (3.4) 24.1 (3.9) 25.2 (4.3) 30.0 (4.3)
Current smokers (%) 25.2 20.4 23.7 26.1 30.8
Occupational status: white collar (%) 54.3 58.3 56.1 53.3 49.3