Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Asians and Non-Asians in the ONTARGET and TRANSCEND studies.
| ONTARGET | TRANSCEND | |||
| ASIANS | NON-ASIANS | ASIANS | NON-ASIANS | |
| (n = 3521) | (n = 22,092*) | (n = 1261) | (n = 4665) | |
| Mean age (years) | 65.48 | 66.58 | 65.64 | 67.2 |
| Male Sex (%) | 73.7 | 73.3 | 59.7 | 56.3 |
| Hypertension (%) | 69.1 | 68.7 | 73.4 | 77.2 |
| Diabetes (%) | 43.1 | 36.6 | 41.7 | 34.1 |
| Stroke or TIA (%) | 30.3 | 19.3 | 34.2 | 18.7 |
| Coronary disease (%) | 71.1 | 75.1 | 70.1 | 75.8 |
| Current Smokers (%) | 12.3 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| Mean Systolic BP (mmHg) | 141 | 142 | 140 | 141 |
| Mean BMI (KG/m2) | 25.5 | 28.51 | 25.9 | 28.73 |
| Mean cholesterol (mmol/Li) | 4.97 | 4.94 | 4.99 | 5.11 |
| Mean HDL (mmol/Li) | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 |
| Mean LDL (mmol/Li) | 2.95 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 3.04 |
| Mean triglycerides (mmol/Li) | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.77 | 1.78 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/Li) | 6.73 | 6.67 | 6.55 | 6.49 |
| Prior coronary bypass (%) | 11.0 | 23.9 | 10.3 | 21.2 |
| Prior PTCA (%) | 35.1 | 28.1 | 32.4 | 24.5 |
| Statin use (%) | 49.5 | 63.5 | 48.4 | 57.1 |
| Beta-Blocker use (%) | 52.2 | 57.7 | 52.0 | 60.0 |
| Aspirin use (%) | 77.6 | 75.4 | 73.5 | 75.0 |
| Thienopyridine use (%) | 9.1 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Diuretic use (%) | 18.1 | 29.5 | 22.5 | 35.8 |
| Calcium blocker use (%) | 43.9 | 31.3 | 50.0 | 37.5 |
*7 patients with missing ethnicity.
BP = blood pressure; BMI = body mass index; HDL = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; PTCA = percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.