Table 1. Baseline clinical characteristics of subjects.
| Total | Women (n=483) |
Men (n=636) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.3±12.4 | 61.8±12.1 | 59.1±12.5 | <0.001 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 16.5±8.9 | 14.9±5.5 | 17.6±10.6 | <0.001 |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 1.01±0.73 | 0.81±0.23 | 1.16±0.91 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 46.5±12.6 | 50.3±12.4 | 43.7±12.1 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 107.0±33.5 | 110.2±34.0 | 104.7±33.1 | 0.023 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 127.1±19.5 | 127.3±19.5 | 127.0±19.5 | 0.846 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76.6±13.0 | 75.5±12.3 | 77.3±13.5 | 0.053 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 50.5±14.3 | 51.7±14.8 | 49.6±13.8 | 0.042 |
| Diabetes | 262 (23) | 105 (22) | 157 (25) | 0.255 |
| Hypertension | 637 (57) | 273 (57) | 364 (57) | 0.855 |
| Current smoking | 214 (20) | 14 (3.1) | 200 (33) | <0.001 |
| Aspirin use | 676 (60) | 269 (56) | 407 (64) | 0.005 |
| Statin use | 437 (39) | 184 (38) | 253 (40) | 0.578 |
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation or number (%). BUN: blood urea nitrogen, Cr: creatinine, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDLC: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure