Table 1.
Demographic and Biological Characteristics of Women at the Baseline.
| FamHxMI, n (%)a |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No |
Yes |
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| Participants | 17,248 (87.1) | 2,556 (12.9) | P Value b |
| Age, yc | 54.8 ± 7.2 | 53.6 ± 6.5 | <0.001 |
| Body mass indexc | 25.1 ± 6.6 | 25.6 ± 6.7 | <0.001 |
| Bachelor degree | 7,651 (44.4) | 1,111 (43.5) | 0.4 |
| Income, $ | 0.1 | ||
| <20,000 | 98 (4.9) | 89 (3.7) | |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 1,567 (9.6) | 224 (9.2) | |
| 30,000 to 39,999 | 2,259 (13.8) | 330 (13.6) | |
| 40,000 to 49,999 | 2,739 (16.8) | 400 (16.5) | |
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 6,835 (41.8) | 1,039 (42.9) | |
| ≥100,000 | 2,139 (13.1) | 342 (14.1) | |
| Smoker | 8,382 (48.6) | 1,277 (50.0) | 0.19 |
| Pack-years | 14.7 (13.7) | 14.5 (13.0) | 0.73 |
| HRT | 7,678 (44.5) | 1,114 (43.6) | 0.4 |
| Inflammatory biomarker | |||
| CRP >3, mg/L | 6,199 (35.9) | 971 (38.0) | 0.04 |
| HDL, mg/dLd | 52.4 (43.7 to 63.0) | 50.7 (42.3 to 60.9) | <0.001 |
| LDL, mg/dLd | 120.5 (99.7 to 143.3) | 124.0 (103.5 to 146.6) | <0.001 |
| ICAM, ng/mLd | 341.8 (301.1 to 392.8) | 342.7 (302.1 to 392.6) | 0.34 |
| Fibrinogen, mg/dLd | 348.4 (305.6 to 399.3) | 349.1 (305.8 to 398.1) | 0.98 |
CRP, C-reactive protein (natural logarithm transformed); FamHxMI, family history of myocardial infarction; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule 1; LDL, low-density lipoproteins.
a
Values are presented as n (%) unless noted otherwise.
b
P values are based on the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables. Bold indicates P < 0.05
c
Mean ± SD.
d
Median (Q25 to Q75).