Table 1.
Characteristics of the population.
| Continuous variables, mean (SD) | n = 892 |
| Age, years | 59.9 (16.5) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 127.5 (15.9) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 77.9 (9.7) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.2 (5.9) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 198.3 (42.2) |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 123.6 (34.2) |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 51.5 (14.5) |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 119.6 (70.5) |
| Non HDL-C, mg/dL | 146.9 (40.5) |
| Blood glucose, mg/dL | 100.8 (25.8) |
| HbA1c, % (patients with diabetes) | 6.3 (1.0) |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.87 (0.22) |
| Categorical variables (%) | |
| Male gender | 45.5 |
| Hypertension | 54.3 |
| Smoking | 24.8 |
| Diabetes | 13.9 |
| Obesity | 30.9 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 7.0 |