Table 1 Characteristics of the study population stratified into whole population, healthy (H) at baseline, with no calcifications identified, and population with calcifications (C) at baseline

Age (years)

60.3 ± 7.5

57.8 ± 6.8

63.3 ± 7.1

**

BMI (kg/m ² )

24.7 ± 3.9

25.1 ± 3.8

24.3 ± 4.0

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

127 ± 21

122 ± 19

133 ± 23

**

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

77 ± 10

76 ± 10

77 ± 10

Hypertension

48

16

32

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.74 ± 1.10

4.59 ± 0.56

4.92 ± 1.44

*

Total-C. (mmol/L)

6.33 ± 1.19

6.11 ± 1.00

6.58 ± 1.27

**

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.24 ± 0.75

1.20 ± 0.69

1.41 ± 0.81

*

LDL-C/mmol/L)

2.89 ± 0.82

2.71 ± 0.69

3.09 ± 0.91

**

HDL-C/mmol/L)

1.37 ± 0.36

1.38 ± 0.34

1.35 ± 0.39

ApoB/ApoA

0.57 ± 0.18

0.53 ± 0.15

0.61 ± 0.20

**

LDL/HDL

2.32 ± 1.08

2.14 ± 0.92

2.53 ± 1.21