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. 2021 Mar 6;28(12):1266–1274. doi: 10.5551/jat.58719

Table 1. Characteristics of study participants according to the estimated 10-year absolute risk for CAD incidence and the category for LDL-C management proposed by JAS Guidelines 2017.

Males Females
Total Estimated 10-year absolute risk for CAD incidence Management classification Total Estimated 10-year absolute risk for CAD incidence Management classification
Low risk Middle risk High risk Category III Low risk Middle risk High risk Category III
<2% 2 ≤ risk < 9% 9% ≤ DM, CKD,or PAD <2% 2 ≤ risk < 9% 9% ≤ DM, CKD,or PAD
Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD
Number of participants, n 909 117 360 68 364 1,063 392 290 7 374
Age, y 64.6±7.1 55.7±8.8 64.9±6.0 68.9±4.1 66.3±5.6 64.8±6.7 61.4±7.5 67.5±4.4 69.3±2.6 66.2±5.8
Body mass index, kg/m 2 23.9±3.0 23.4±3.0 23.4±2.6 23.9±2.6 24.5±3.3 23.1±3.5 22.4±3.3 23.4±3.5 25.5±4.6 23.6±3.6
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 132±16 120±12 131±14 147±19 135±16 127±18 118±13 137±15 160±12 129±19
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 80±10 75±8 81±10 86±10 80±9 74±10 70±9 77±9 86±3 75±10
Medication for hypertension, % 41.1 17.9 36.4 44.1 52.7 33.7 19.4 40.0 14.3 44.1
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 194±30 191±29 196±27 210±29 190±31 208±30 201±29 215±29 234±26 209±30
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL 63±17 67±19 66±17 61±15 60±16 73±17 75±16 72±16 62±20 71±17
Triglycerides, mg/dL 117±63 110±64 111±60 110±51 126±68 93±43 84±39 96±44 114±47 100±43
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL 107±28 101±27 109±26 127±25 104±29 117±28 109±26 124±28 149±23 118±28
Medication for dyslipidaemias, % 18.5 12.0 12.2 11.8 28.0 29.6 20.9 29.3 0 39.6
HbA1c (NGSP), % 5.8±0.7 5.5±0.2 5.6±0.3 5.7±0.3 6.2±0.9 5.7±0.4 5.6±0.3 5.7±0.3 6.0±0.2 5.9±0.6
Medication for diabetes mellitus, % 13.9 - - - - 4.3 - - - -
Creatinine, mg/dL 0.9±0.2 0.8±0.1 0.8±0.1 0.8±0.1 1.0±0.2 0.7±0.1 0.6±0.1 0.6±0.1 0.6±0.0 0.8±0.1
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m 2 69±12 76±11 73±10 71±8 62±13 67±12 73±10 71±10 71±6 57±10
Current smoker, % 18.0 16.2 18.3 22.1 17.6 1.8 2.8 2.4 0 0.3
Current drinker, % 74.3 76.1 76.7 69.1 72.3 23.2 29.1 22.4 42.9 17.4