TABLE 3.
Number of new CHD cases by tertiles of baseline plasma Lp(a) values
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.6–8.1 nmol/l | 28.8–38.8 nmol/l | 339.4–469.4 nmol/l | 10.2–6.8 mg/dl | 26.9–20.3 mg/dl | 320.7–145.8 mg/dl | |
| Men | ||||||
| Controls, n | 420 | 414 | 396 | 357 | 355 | 333 |
| CHD cases, n | 21 | 32 | 45 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| CHD cases, % | 4.8 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 11.4 |
| Women | ||||||
| 10.6–10.0 nmol/L | 210.6–43.8 nmol/l | 344.4–483.1 nmol/l | 10.1–7.8 mg/dl | 27.9–23.1 mg/dl | 323.2–150.2 mg/dl | |
| Controls, n | 503 | 500 | 502 | 435 | 431 | 434 |
| CHD cases, n | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| CHD cases, % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |