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Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects (Anthropometry)

From: Sequentially based analysis versus image based analysis of Intima Media Thickness in common carotid arteries studies - Do major IMT studies underestimate the true relations for cardio- and cerebrovascular risk?

Subjects

Subjects

Number of subjects

2500

Age (years)

46.13 ± 5.6

Weight (kg)

73.7 ± 14.9

Height (cm)

174.6 ± 8.5

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

23.1 ± 4.5

Systolic (mmHg)

117.3 ± 14.7

Diastolic (mmHg)

82.9 ± 8.8

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

219.8 ± 40.1

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

172.6 ± 60.4

LDL (mg/dl)

127.4 ± 31.2

HDL (mg/dl)

59.1 ± 17.7

LDL:HDL (ratio)

2.3 ± 0.9

Smokers

688

Pack years

6.3 ± 3.2

Heart frequency rest (beats/min)

67.4 ± 13.3

Framingham CDH risk level

2.3 ± 1.7

  1. Characteristics of the study subjects, LDL = low density protein, HDL = high density protein.