Table 1.
Distribution of clinical characteristics according to sex and total cholesterol to high density cholesterol ratio (TC:HDL)
| WOMEN | MEN | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC:HDL ≥ 5.0 | TC:HDL ≥ 5.0 | ||||||||
| ALL | No | Yes | P | ALL | No | Yes | P | ||
| Sample % (n) | § | 305 | 85 (259 | 15 (46) | 631 | 76 (480) | 24 (151) | ||
| Age, years (SD) | ∞ | 64 (10) | 64 (11) | 64 (9) | 63 (10) | 64 (10) | 61 (9) | c | |
| Ethnicity | § | c | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 20 (61) | 20 | 17 | 37 (231) | 38 | 33 | |||
| Chinese American | 20 (60) | 20 | 17 | 16 (98) | 16 | 13 | |||
| African American | 28 (84) | 29 | 17 | 20 (127) | 23 | 13 | |||
| Hispanic | 33 (100) | 30 | 48 | 28 (175) | 23 | 42 | |||
| Coronary artery calcium | § | 34 (104) | 32 | 46 | 55 (348) | 55 | 54 | ||
| Abdominal aortic calcium | § | 64 (194) | 60 | 83 | b | 67 (424) | 66 | 72 | |
| Total cholesterol > 240 mg/dL | § | 11 (35) | 8 | 33 | c | 5 (33) | 3 | 14 | c |
| LDL-C > 160 md/dL | § | 9 (28) | 6 | 28 | c | 6 (40) | 3 | 18 | c |
| HDL-C <40 mg/dL | § | 9 (27) | 3 | 39 | c | 32 (202) | 17 | 79 | c |
| Triglycerides > 200 mg/dL | § | 14 (42) | 10 | 37 | c | 12 (76) | 5 | 36 | c |
| Hypertension | § | 45 (137) | 44 | 48 | 38 (240) | 39 | 34 | ||
| Diabetes | § | 12 (36) | 12 | 11 | 13 (79) | 12 | 15 | ||
| Ever smoke | § | 36 (111) | 36 | 41 | 64 (401) | 64 | 63 | ||
| Current alcohol consumption | § | 36 (109) | 36 | 33 | 60 (374) | 62 | 51 | a | |
| Bone density, mg/cc | ∞ | 112±43 | 112±44 | 113±41 | 123±39 | 121±41 | 124±34 | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.7±5.9 | 28.5±5.9 | 29.9±5.9 | 27.5±4.3 | 28.5±4.2 | 27.2±4.3 | b | ||
| Physical activity, met-min/week | # | 563 (0–1515) | 630 (0–1620) | 191 (0–1155) | 840 (158–1995) | 840 (201–2096) | 840 (0–1883) | ||
§
Displays percentage (n) for discrete variables
∞
Displays mean±standard deviation
#
Displays median (interquartile range)
LDL-C is low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C is high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
a
=p<0.05
b
=p<0.01
c
=p<0.001