Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	Elderly(n = 451)	Very elderly(n = 159)	p value
Female gender, %	62.3	56.0	0.16
Current smoker, %	6.9	4.4	0.268
Hypertension, %	74.3	86.8	0.001
Previous cardiovascular disease/diabetes mellitus, %	51.9	51.6	0.946
Diabetes mellitus, %	36.4	28.9	0.09
Statin potency, %
High	18.4	18.2	0.866
Moderate	74.1	75.5
Low	7.5	6.3
SBP, mm Hg	131.1±16.1	134.7±17.5	0.020
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	215.7±41.3	210.2±38.3	0.146
Triglycerides, mg/dL	147.0±77.6	153.5±101.6	0.401
HDL, mg/dL	51.1±13.1	50.9±17.3	0.879
LDL, mg/dL	142.4±36.1	137.0±32.6	0.099
BUN, mg/dL	16.2±5.4	17.5±5.7	0.013
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.92±0.46	1.03±0.66	0.034
AST, IU/L	23.0±8.04	24.4±10.2	0.115
ALT, IU/L	23.6±13.8	22.7±12.7	0.524
Glucose, mg/dL	112.6±37.2	111.5±35.2	0.795
CPK, IU/L	98.9±49.3	84±28.3	0.020
10-year ASCVD risk, %	20.9±11.5	37.2±13.6	<0.001
ASCVD risk >7.5%, %	91.6	98.7	0.002

SBP, systolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.