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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Lipidol. 2020 Jul 3;14(5):695–706.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2020.06.010

Supplement Table 1.

Proportion of the population and subgroups at various Lp(a) thresholds (≥30, ≥50, ≥70, and ≥90 mg/dL)

≥ 30 mg/dL ≥ 50 mg/dL ≥ 70 mg/dL ≥ 90 mg/dL
Percentage (95% CI) P-value Percentage (95% CI) P-value Percentage (95% CI) P-value Percentage (95% CI) P-value
Entire population (n = 8722) 27.8% (26.3%, 29.3%) - 14.7% (13.6%, 15.9%) - 5.6% (5.0%, 6.3%) - 2.6% (2.2%, 3.1%) -
Age - .29 - .02 - .049 - .08
 <35 (n = 3091) 27.1% (24.6%,29.7%) - 13.2% (11.4%, 15.1%) - 4.7% (3.7%, 5.9%) - 2.2% (1.6%, 3.2%) -
 35–54 (n = 2548) 27.5% (25.0%, 30.3%) - 14.5% (12.6%, 16.5%) - 5.6% (4.6%, 6.9%) - 2.4% (1.8%, 3.3%) -
 55–74 (n = 2092) 27.9% (25.3%, 30.8%) - 17.1% (15.0%, 19.4% - 7.0% (5.8%, 8.5%) - 3.7% (2.8%, 4.9%) -
 75+ (n = 991) 32.7% (29.0%, 36.7%) - 18.0% (15.1%, 21.3%) - 6.1% (5.0%, 6.3%) - 2.9% (1.9%, 4.3%) -
Sex - .003 - .002 - .02 - .07
 Male (n = 3811) 25.4% (23.2%, 27.7%) - 12.9% (11.3%, 14.6%) - 4.8% (3.9%, 5.8%) - 2.2% (1.6%, 2.9%) -
 Female (n = 4911) 30.0% (28.0%, 32.0%) - 16.4% (15.0%, 17.9%) - 6.3% (5.5%, 7.3%) - 3.1% (2.5%, 3.8%) -
Race/ethnicity - <.001 - <.001 - <.001 - <.001
 Non-Hispanic white(n = 3356) 24.3% (22.5%, 26.2%) - 11.9% (10.6%, 13.3%) - 3.9% (3.2%, 4.8%) - 1.7% (1.3%, 2.4%) -
 Non-Hispanic black (n = 2585) 60.0% (57.9%, 62.1%) - 39.0% (36.9%, 41.1%) - 19.7% (18.0%, 21.4%) - 9.9% (8.7%, 11.2%) -
 Mexican American (n = 2364) 16.0% (14.4%, 17.8%) - 7.3% (6.2%, 8.6%) - 2.2% (1.6%, 2.9%) - 0.7% (0.4%, 1.1%) -
 Other (n = 417) 23.7% (18.6%, 29.8%) - 12.6% (8.9%, 17.7%) - 4.0% (2.2%, 7.0%) - 2.2% (0.9%, 5.2%) -
MI - .04 - <.001 - <.001 - <.001
 No (n = 8359) 27.5% (26.0%, 29.1%) - 14.4% (13.3%, 15.5%) - 5.3% (4.7%, 6.0%) - 2.5% (2.1%, 2.9%) -
 Yes (n = 358) 34.9% (27.9%, 42.7%) - 25.4% (189%, 33.1%) - 13.1% (8.2%, 20.3%) - 7.8% (4.0%, 14.7%) -
Stroke - .95 - .09 - .02 - .02
 No (n = 8441) 27.8% (26.3%, 29.3%) - 14.6% (13.5%, 15.8%) - 5.5% (4.9%, 6.2%) - 2.6% (2.1%, 3.1%) -
 Yes (n = 276) 27.5% (20.8%,35.5%) - 19.7% (14.0%, 27.1%) - 10.5% (6.2%, 17.1%) - 6.2% (3.0%, 12.5%) -

CI, confidence interval; Lp(a), lipoprotein (a); MI, myocardial infarction.