Low cholesterol
(N=870)
High cholesterol
(N=3512)
Overall
(N=4382)
AGE
Mean (SD) 46.2 (8.70) 50.8 (8.42) 49.9 (8.67)
Median [Min, Max] 44.0 [33.0, 70.0] 51.0 [32.0, 70.0] 49.0 [32.0, 70.0]
SEX
Male 385 (44.3%) 1552 (44.2%) 1937 (44.2%)
Female 485 (55.7%) 1960 (55.8%) 2445 (55.8%)
CURSMOKE
Non-smoker 408 (46.9%) 1824 (51.9%) 2232 (50.9%)
Smoker 462 (53.1%) 1688 (48.1%) 2150 (49.1%)
BMI
Mean (SD) 24.9 (4.19) 26.1 (4.04) 25.8 (4.10)
Median [Min, Max] 24.4 [16.0, 45.8] 25.7 [15.5, 56.8] 25.4 [15.5, 56.8]
Missing 3 (0.3%) 15 (0.4%) 18 (0.4%)
DIABETES
No diabetes 852 (97.9%) 3410 (97.1%) 4262 (97.3%)
Diabetes 18 (2.1%) 102 (2.9%) 120 (2.7%)
BPMEDS
Not on BP meds 842 (96.8%) 3339 (95.1%) 4181 (95.4%)
On BP meds 15 (1.7%) 126 (3.6%) 141 (3.2%)
Missing 13 (1.5%) 47 (1.3%) 60 (1.4%)
PREVCHD
No history of CHD 831 (95.5%) 3359 (95.6%) 4190 (95.6%)
History of CHD 39 (4.5%) 153 (4.4%) 192 (4.4%)