Lipids and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults: A 12-Year Follow-Up Study
Table 1
Characterization of older people according to sex.
Total ()
Men ()
Women ()
Age (mean)βyears
71.2
70.9
71.3
ns
Hypertension (%)
53.9
47.4
57.1
<0.05
Diabetes (%)
14.9
14.2
15.2
ns
Previous cardiovascular diseases (%)
17.1
19.8
15.7
ns
Smoking (%)
7.6
12.8
5.1
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
25.9
25.0
26.4
<0.001#
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
205.8
194.7
211.2
<0.001
HDL-c (mg/dL)
49.9
44.8
52.4
<0.001
LDL-c (mg/dL)
126.6
121.1
129.3
<0.05
Cholesterol non-HDL-c (mg/dL)
155.7
149.9
158.6
<0.05
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
146.5
144.0
147.8
ns
All-cause mortality (%)
42.4
48.9
39.1
<0.05
BMI: body mass index; HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; ns: nonsignificant; #Kruskal-Wallis test.
