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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample stratified by type 2 diabetes mellitus status and sex (n = 7443)

From: Association of sex-specific differences in lipoprotein(a) concentrations with cardiovascular mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Parameter

No type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 6988)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 455)

Men

Women

Men

Women

 

3402 (48.7%)

3586 (51.3%)

249 (54.7%)

206 (45.3%)

Age (years)

50 (37, 63)

47 (36, 60)

65 (56; 71)

66 (59; 72)

Cardiovascular mortalitya (%)

331 (9.7)

201 (5.6)

73 (29.3)

52 (25.2)

Lipoprotein (a) (mg/L)

80 (42; 216)

87 (48; 235)

70 (38; 204)

105 (51; 358)

Serum glucose (mmol/L)

5.3 (4.9, 5.8)

5.0 (4.7, 5.5)

8.6 (6.5; 11.8)

8.4 (6.1; 11.5)

Weight (kg)

83 (75, 91)

68 (60, 77)

85 (76; 95)

75 (66; 87)

Height (cm)

175 (170, 180)

162 (158, 167)

172 (167; 176)

159 (156; 163)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.0 (24.8, 29.5)

25.7 (22.7, 29.7)

29.1 (26.4; 31.6)

29.4 (26.3; 34.0)

Waist circumference (cm)

95 (88, 102)

81 (73, 91)

101 (95; 109)

94 (84; 102)

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.93 (0.88, 0.97)

0.79 (0.76, 0.84)

0.96 (0.92; 0.99)

0.86 (0.81; 0.89)

Waist-to-height ratio

0.54 (0.50, 0.59)

0.50 (0.44, 0.56)

0.59 (0.56; 0.63)

0.59 (0.53; 0.64)

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

136 (125, 148)

125 (113, 140)

147 (135; 163)

145 (132; 156)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

84 (76, 91)

79 (72, 86)

83 (75; 90)

81 (73; 87)

Hypertension (%)

1807 (53.2)

1299 (36.2)

205 (82.3)

166 (80.6)

Antihypertensive medications (%)

686 (20.1)

669 (18.7%)

133 (53.4)

131 (63.6)

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.6 (4.9, 6.4)

5.6 (4.9, 6.4)

5.5 (4.8; 6.2)

5.8 (5.1; 6.7)

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.16 (0.96, 1.40)

1.47 (1.22, 1.76)

1.02 (0.82; 1.23)

1.13 (0.93; 1.39)

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.5 (2.9, 4.2)

3.3 (2.6, 4.0)

3.4 (2.8; 4.0)

3.6 (2.8; 4.3)

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.82 (1.23, 2.73)

1.30 (0.93, 1.90)

2.40 (1.76; 3.45)

2.24 (1.56; 2.99)

Lipid-lowering medication (%)

181 (5.3)

135 (3.8)

34 (13.7)

38 (18.5)

Smoking (%)

 Non-smokers

2350 (69.1)

2702 (75.4)

205 (82.3)

185 (89.8)

 Smokers

1050 (30.9)

883 (24.6)

44 (17.7)

21 (10.2)

Fasting > 8 h (%)

196 (5.8)

168 (4.7)

4 (1.6)

1 (0.5)

  1. Data are reported as median, 25th, and 75th percentile for continuous data or as absolute numbers and percentages for categorical data
  2. aCardiovascular mortality = ICD-10 codes: I10 to I79 and R99 in SHIP-0 and I10 to I99 in MONICA/KORA S3