Table 2.
Median Lp-PLA2 Levels by Baseline Characteristics
| Variable | n | Lp-PLA2 (ng/ml) |
IQR | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 577 | 496 | 234 | 0.12 |
| Female | 500 | 477 | 202 | |
| Age, yrs | ||||
| <70 | 471 | 478 | 223 | 0.15 |
| ≥70 | 606 | 496 | 209 | |
| Diabetes | ||||
| Diabetic patients | 144 | 514 | 235 | 0.14 |
| Nondiabetic patients | 933 | 487 | 216 | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Current smokers | 136 | 510 | 246 | 0.23 |
| Nonsmokers | 939 | 487 | 214 | |
| Exercise | ||||
| Exercise ≥3× per week | 875 | 485 | 215 | 0.086 |
| Exercise <3× per week | 202 | 517 | 227 | |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Daily alcohol drinkers | 477 | 476 | 216 | 0.048 |
| Less than daily drinkers | 599 | 498 | 216 | |
IQR = interquartile range; Lp-PLA2 = lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2.