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. 2011 Feb 15;4:39. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-39

Table 1.

Summary Statistics for Risk Factors (at exam 4) Used in Risk Models for Total Population Characteristics

Summary statistic
Sex, N (%)
 - Females 1937 (51.6)
 - Males 1814 (48.4)
Age (years), mean (SD) 51.61 (9.6)
Total-C (mg/dL), mean (SD) 206.30 (39.2)
HDL-C (mg/dL), mean (SD) 49.52 (14.8)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) 127.11 (18.9)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) 79.25 (10.0)
Triglycerides (meq/liter), mean (SD) 125.92 (101.3)
Alcohol (ounce), mean (SD) 2.89 (4.4)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (SD) 206.31(39.2)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (SD) 49.52 (14.8)
Total/HDL cholesterol ratio, mean (SD) 4.54 (1.7)
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) 26.86 (4.8)
Never smoking, N (%) 1002 (26.7)
Past smoking, N (%) 1817 (48.4)
Time since quitting ≤ 5 years, N (%) 565 (15.1)
Time since quitting >5 years, N (%) 1252 (33.4)
Age at quitting <37 years, N (%) 1240 (33.1)
Age at quitting > = 37 years, N (%) 577 (15.4)
Current smoking, N (%) 932 (24.9)
Pack years <20, N (%) 105 (2.8)
Pack years 20-39, N (%) 206 (5.5)
Pack years 40+, N (%) 621 (16.6)
Diabetes, N (%) 163 (4.4)