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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the GEMCAS sample according to the presence or absence of dyslipidemia

From: Dyslipidemia in primary care – prevalence, recognition, treatment and control: data from the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

 

Total sample4

No dyslipidemia

Dyslipidemia

N

%

N

%

95%CI

N

%

95%CI

Gender

35 551

 

8 393

  

27 158

  

female

21 711

61.1

5 421

64.6

63.6–65.6

16 290

60.0

59.4–60.6

male

13 840

38.9

2 972

35.4

34.4–36.4

10 868

40.0

39.4–40.6

Smoker

34 508

 

8 184

  

26 324

  

present

8 629

25.0

2 536

31.0

30.0–32.0

6 093

23.1

22.6–23.7

past

10 058

29.1

2 016

24.6

23.7–25.6

8 042

30.6

30.0–31.1

BMI

35 469

 

8 374

  

27 095

  

overweight (BMI 25–29.9)

12 941

36.5

2 233

26.7

25.7–27.6

10 708

39.5

38.9–40.1

obese (BMI 30-)

8 468

23.9

1 289

15.4

14.6–16.2

7 179

26.5

26.0–27.0

Waist circumference

35 360

 

8 344

  

27 016

  

normal1

13 327

37.7

4 758

57.0

56.0–58.1

8 569

31.7

31.2–32.3

elevated2

8 058

22.8

1 483

17.8

17.0–18.6

6 575

24.3

23.8–24.9

high3

13 975

39.5

2 103

25.2

24.3–26.1

11 872

43.9

43.4–44.5

Cardiovascular Disease 5

        

overall CVD

5 509

15.5

658

7.8

7.3–8.4

4 851

17.9

17.4–18.3

MI/ACS

2 234

6.6

208

2.6

2.2–3.0

2 026

7.8

7.5–8.1

Stroke/TIA

905

2.7

116

1.4

1.2–1.7

789

3.1

2.9–3.3

PAD

839

2.5

82

1.0

0.8–1.3

757

3.0

2.7–3.2

Heart Failure

1 959

5.7

236

2.9

2.5–3.3

1 723

6.6

6.3–6.9

Diabetes

        

Type 1 (acc. to GP)

199

0.6

45

0.6

0.4–0.8

154

0.6

0.5–0.7

Type 2 (acc. to GP)

4 274

12.6

492

6.2

5.6–6.7

3782

14.6

14.2–15.1

 

mean ± SD

 

mean

 

95%CI

mean

 

95%CI

Age

51.7 ± 16.1

 

42.2

 

42.6–41.9

54.7

 

54.5–54.9

BMI

26.9 ± 5.2

 

25.2

 

25.1–25.3

27.5

 

27.4–27.6

Blood Pressure

        

systolic

130.5 ± 19.1

 

123.7

 

123.4–124.1

132.6

 

132.4–132.8

diastolic

80.0 ± 10.6

 

77.2

 

77.0–77.4

80.9

 

80.8–81.0

Lipids (mg/dL)

        

total Cholesterol

206.8 ± 41.5

 

162.7

 

162.3–163.1

220.2

 

219.8–220.7

HDL-Cholesterol

62.2 ± 17.3

 

61.3

 

61.0–61.6

62.5

 

62.3–62.7

LDL-Cholesterol

128.0 ± 36.6

 

90.0

 

89.7–90.4

139.6

 

139.2–140.0

Triglycerides

152.4 ± 123.5

 

110.0

 

108.5–111.5

165.2

 

163.6–166.8

Blood sugar (mg/dL)

        

random glucose

98.0 ± 32.2

 

91.6

 

91.0–92.1

99.9

 

99.5–100.3

fasting glucose

96.1 ± 25.5

 

90.3

 

89.6–91.1

97.5

 

97.1–98.0

  1. 1 normal WC: male ≤ 94, female ≤ 80 cm; 2 elevated WC: male > 94 & ≤ 102 cm, female > 80 & ≤ 88 cm; 3 high WC: male > 102 cm, female > 88 cm; 4 N = 35869 total patients in study; 5 overall CVD according to GP and/or patient. Spec. CVD according to GP
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