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Table 1 Summary Statistics for Risk Factors (at exam 4) Used in Risk Models for Total Population Characteristics

From: Age at quitting smoking as a predictor of risk of cardiovascular disease incidence independent of smoking status, time since quitting and pack-years

 

Summary statistic

Sex, N (%)

 

   - Females

1937 (51.6)

   - Males

1814 (48.4)

Age (years), mean (SD)

51.61 (9.6)

Total-C (mg/dL), mean (SD)

206.30 (39.2)

HDL-C (mg/dL), mean (SD)

49.52 (14.8)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD)

127.11 (18.9)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD)

79.25 (10.0)

Triglycerides (meq/liter), mean (SD)

125.92 (101.3)

Alcohol (ounce), mean (SD)

2.89 (4.4)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (SD)

206.31(39.2)

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), mean (SD)

49.52 (14.8)

Total/HDL cholesterol ratio, mean (SD)

4.54 (1.7)

Body mass index (kg/m 2 ), mean (SD)

26.86 (4.8)

Never smoking, N (%)

1002 (26.7)

Past smoking, N (%)

1817 (48.4)

Time since quitting ≤ 5 years, N (%)

565 (15.1)

Time since quitting >5 years, N (%)

1252 (33.4)

Age at quitting <37 years, N (%)

1240 (33.1)

Age at quitting > = 37 years, N (%)

577 (15.4)

Current smoking, N (%)

932 (24.9)

Pack years <20, N (%)

105 (2.8)

Pack years 20-39, N (%)

206 (5.5)

Pack years 40+, N (%)

621 (16.6)

Diabetes, N (%)

163 (4.4)