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Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2008 Apr 9;101(12):1741–1746. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.060

Table 2.

Cardiovascular risk factors according to estimated glomerular filtration rate cut points

Cardiovascular Risk Factor	eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²)		p Value
	≤60 (n = 524)	>60 (n = 4,156)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	218 (180–275)	216 (179–256)	0.03
LDL (mg/dl)	126 (96–157)	126 (99–154)	0.99
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)	44 (35–54)	44 (37–54)	0.31
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	193 (133–321)	167 (111–266)	<0.001
Apo A-I/apo B	0.89 (0.78–1.0)	0.88 (0.73–1.0)	<0.001
Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dl)	30 (10–72)	24 (9–56)	<0.001
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)	363 (317–424)	322 (284–367)	<0.001
Homocysteine (μmol/L)	16 (13–19)	11 (9–13)	<0.001
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)	94 (86–112)	90 (81–99)	<0.001
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/L)	3.0 (1.3–6.6)	2.2 (1–4.7)	<0.001

Data are expressed as median (interquartile range).