Table 2.
Prevalence of cardiovascular-related factors in centenarians stratified by gender.
| Male | Female | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension, n (%) | 43 (68.3%) | 131 (73.6%) | 0.416 |
| Overweight, n (%) | 17 (28.3%) | 26 (17.7%) | 0.087 |
| Obesity, n (%) | 9 (15.0%) | 11 (7.4%) | 0.093 |
| Central obesity, n (%) | 19 (32.8%) | 56 (39.7%) | 0.357 |
| High TC, n (%)∗ | 0 (0.0%) | 19 (10.2%) | 0.005 |
| High LDL-C, n (%)∗ | 2 (3.0%) | 18 (9.6%) | 0.088 |
| Low HDL-C, n (%)∗ | 17 (25.8%) | 32 (17.1%) | 0.127 |
| High TG, n (%)∗ | 3 (4.5%) | 8 (4.3%) | 1.000 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 19 (28.8%) | 55 (29.4%) | 0.924 |
n, number; %, percentage; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides. ∗Subjects under lipid-lowering agents were excluded from the analysis.