Table A-3.
Summary statistics for individual biomarkers and changes in biomarkers
| Mean (SD) for the Transformed
Markers: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | Transformation | Level in 2006 | Change (2006 – 2000) | |
| SBP | mmHg | log | 4.90 (0.15) | −0.01 (0.16) |
| DBP | mmHg | log | 4.27 (0.15) | −0.13 (0.15) |
| Ratio TC/HDL | ratio | log | 1.44 (0.27) | 0.00 (0.23) |
| HDL | mg/dL | log | 3.83 (0.27) | −0.02 (0.22) |
| Triglycerides | mg/dL | log | 4.57 (0.51) | −0.08 (0.42) |
| HbA1c | % | −1/(HbA1C)2 | −0.03 (0.01) | 0.01 (0.01) |
| BMI | log | 3.19 (0.15) | 0.00 (0.08) | |
| Waist circumference | cm | none | 84.90 (9.94) | −0.54 (5.96) |
| IL-6 | pg/mL | log | 1.06 (0.79) | 0.26 (0.89) |
| CRP | mg/L | log | −2.01 (1.12) | 0.53 (1.50) |
| sICAM-1 | ng/mL | square root | 16.54 (2.87) | 1.12 (2.28) |
| sE-selectin | ng/mL | log | 3.57 (0.58) | −0.17 (0.43) |
| DHEAS | µg/dL | square root | 8.88 (3.20) | 0.25 (2.06) |
| Cortisol | µg/g | log | 2.68 (0.87) | −0.28 (0.96) |
| Epinephrine | µg/g | log | 1.25 (0.58) | 0.12 (0.62) |
| Norepinephrine | µg/g | log | 3.17 (0.53) | 0.21 (0.53) |
| Creatinine Clearance | ml/min | none | 58.11 (19.98) | −5.25 (11.24) |
| Albumin | g/dL | cubed | 83.56 (17.26) | −9.06 (15.21) |
| Homocysteine | µmol/L | log | 2.48 (0.39) | −0.20 (0.31) |