Ten-Year Survival in 75-Year-Old Men and Women: Predictive Ability of Total Cholesterol, HDL-C, and LDL-C
Table 3
Characteristics of the 75-year-old men with high or low HDL-C. Cutoff level of HDL-C (40 mg/dL) according to recommendation from the National Cholesterol Education Program—Adult Treatment Panel III. Values are median (interquartile range) and number (%).
HDL-C <40 mg/dL
HDL-C ≥40 mg/dL
P-value
()
()
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
217 (207–246)
232 (205–259)
.33
LDL-C, mg/dL*
147 (127–166)
148 (119–173)
.62
HDL-C, mg/dL
36 (34–38)
55 (49–62)
Non-HDL-C, mg/dL
179 (172–207)
175 (151–205)
.16
Total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio
6.2 (5.6–6.5)
4.2 (3.5–4.9)
<.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL
214 (142–271)
125 (96–161)
<.001
Body mass index, kg/m2
25.4 (23.6–27.4)
25.2 (23.6–26.9)
.32
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg*
170 (142–180)
160 (150–180)
.76
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg*
90 (80–90)
85 (80–90)
.50
Current smoking
4 (17)
30 (16)
1.00
Previous myocardial infarction
4 (17)
27 (14)
.76
Previously known hypertension
11 (48)
44 (24)
.022
Diabetes
5 (21)
10 (5)
.018
Lipid lowering drugs
0 (0)
8 (4)
*Data on blood pressure and LDL-C were missing in 11 and 8 cases, respectively.
