Table 2.
Trends in total cholesterol distribution and smoking status during the POWER study.
| At baseline (n = 12,718) |
At final visit (n = 9909) |
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|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol distribution; n (%) | ||
| ≤4.5 mmol/L | 1602 (12.6) | 2067 (20.9) |
| 4.5–5.1 mmol/L | 2351 (18.5) | 2777 (28) |
| >5.1 mmol/L | 8765 (68.9) | 5065 (51.1) |
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| Smokers (%) | ||
| Smoking status: yes | 26 | 23.3 |