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. 2011 Mar 17;32(8):963–971. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr091

Table 2.

Characteristics of PennCAC study sample

Caucasian samplea (n= 1757)
Age (years)b 54 (47–61)
Gender (%male) 65.8%
Type 2 diabetes 44.7%
Hypertension 45.6%
Tobacco use 10.9%
BMI 30.5 ± 5.8
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 192 ± 41
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 113 ± 34.5
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 48.7 ± 14.5
Triglycerides (mg/dL)b 124 (88–178)
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.99 ± 1.0

aData are displayed as mean ± SD or frequency (%) unless otherwise noted.

bMedian (IQR).