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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2012 Jun 27;110(8):1130–1137. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.054

Table 3.

Characteristicsa of 2070 Cardiovascular Disease-Free Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 Participants According to 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease and Lifetime Cardiovascular Disease Predicted Risk Strata

Low 10-year coronary heart disease predicted risk (total) (n=1314) Low 10-year coronary heart disease/low lifetime cardiovascular disease predicted risk (n= 321) Low 10-year coronary heart disease/high lifetime cardiovascular disease predicted risk (n=993) High 10-year Coronary heart disease predicted risk (n=756) Pb Pc Pd
White 86.2 (1.0%) 88.4 (1.8%) 85.4 (1.1%) 85.1 (1.3%) 0.80 0.98 0.40
Women 86.3 (1.0%) 87.2 (1.9%) 86.0 (1.1%) 70.2 (1.7%) <.001 <.001 0.58
Age, years 41 (34,50) 37 (31,44) 43 (35,52) 50 (42,57) <.001 <.001 <.001
Body mass index, kg/m2 45.6 (42.0,50.7) 45.4 (42.0,50.6) 45.6 (42.0,50.8) 46.4 (41.5,52.4) 0.18 0.22 0.93
Waist circumference, cme 127.9 (119.0,138.1) 127.4 (118.8,138.1) 128.0 (119.0138.1) 136.1 (125.0,147.0) <.001 <.001 0.55
Diabetes mellitus - - - 89.4 (1.1%) - - -
Smoker 13.2 (0.9%) - 17.4 (1.2%) 12.7 (1.2%) 0.76 <.01 <.001

Hypertension 45.8 (1.4%) 11.8 (1.8%) 56.8 (1.6%) 77.9 (1.5%) <.001 <.001 <.001
Systolic blood pressure, mm/Hg 128 (120,138) 123 (116,129) 130 (121,141) 131 (122,142) <.001 0.24 <.001
Diastolic blood pressure, mm/Hg 80 (74,86) 78 (73,83) 81 (75,88) 78 (71,85) <.001 <.001 <.001
Sleep apnea 44.3 (1.4%) 39.9 (2.7%) 45.7 (1.6%) 62.0 (1.8%) <.001 <.001 0.07
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/Lf 7.5 (4.2,13.7) 8.0 (4.3,14.1) 7.4 (4.2,13.6) 7.0 (3.7,13.1) <.01 0.02 0.50
Anti-hypertensive medications 37.4 (1.3%) - 49.5 (1.6%) 73.7 (1.6%) <.001 <.001 <.001
Lipid-lowering medications 12.7 (0.9%) - 16.8 (1.2%) 47.4 (1.8%) <.001 <.001 <.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 188 (164,212) 170 (153,185) 198 (170,220) 181 (153.5,210) <.001 <.001 <.001
Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dL 36.5 (1.3%) 0.0 (0.0) 48.3 (1.6%) 31.5 (1.7%) 0.02 <.001 <.001

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL 113.5 (93,134) 99 (84,114) 120 (97,141) 102 (78,127) <.001 <.001 <.001
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥ 100 mg/dL 66.2 (1.3%) 49.5 (2.8%) 71.6 (1.4%) 52.8 (1.8%) <.001 <.001 <.001
High density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL 44 (38,53) 43 (38,51) 45 (38,53) 41 (35,48) <.001 <.001 0.40
Low high density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dLg 62.3 (1.3%) 64.5 (2.7%) 61.6 (1.5%) 72.6 (1.6%) <.001 <.001 0.36
Non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL 141 (119,164) 124 (106,139) 150 (124,172) 137.5 (110,166) 0.03 <.001 <.001
Non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dL 62.6 (1.3%) 40.8 (2.7%) 69.6 (1.5%) 57.1 (1.8%) 0.02 <.001 <.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL 129 (94,174) 102 (80,142) 135 (100,182) 162 (116,227) <.001 <.001 <.001
Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL 35.2 (1.3%) 21.2 (2.3%) 39.8 (1.6%) 56.0 (1.8%) <.001 <.001 <.001

10-year Adult Treatment Panel-III hard coronary heart disease risk, with “low” defined as <10% and absence of diabetes mellitus.

a

Values are median (interquartile range) or percentage (standard error),

b

low 10-year vs. high 10-year,

c

low 10-year/high lifetime vs. high 10-year,

d

low 10-year/low lifetime vs. low 10-year/high lifetime,

e

waist circumference missing=95,

f

high-sensitivity C-reactive protein missing=3,

g

Low high density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men and <50 mg/dl in women