Table 3 Cross-sectional analysis - division of different biological risk factors into quartiles based on AC24; Here presented mean plus/minus standard error of the mean and results of a two-sample t-test between the highest quartile and the combination of the lowest three quartiles with baseline biochemistry and baseline X-rays

Age

63.08 ± 0.66

64.24 ± 1.39

-

62.84 ± 0.67

65.28 ± 1.25

-

Triglyceride

1.28 ± 0.07

1.95 ± 0.20

p = .0002

1.35 ± 0.07

1.65 ± 0.19

-

BMI

24.28 ± 0.37

24.37 ± 0.79

-

24.36 ± 0.38

24.04 ± 0.70

-

Systolic BP

133.06 ± 2.10

134.07 ± 4.48

-

132.41 ± 2.17

136.85 ± 3.72

-

Diastolic BP

77.97 ± 0.95

73.89 ± 1.67

-

77.24 ± 0.94

77.04 ± 1.97

-

Total-C

6.58 ± 0.11

6.62 ± 0.30

-

6.62 ± 0.12

6.45 ± 0.22

-

Glucose

4.76 ± 0.09

5.60 ± 0.5

p = .0120

4.83 ± 0.13

5.30 ± 0.30

-

LDL-C

3.06 ± 0.08

3.20 ± 0.23

-

3.08 ± 0.09

3.14 ± 0.15

-

HDL-C

1.38 ± 0.04

1.22 ± 0.08

-

1.38 ± 0.04

1.24 ± 0.08

Apo B/Apo A

0.59 ± 0.02

0.71 ± 0.05

p = .0035

0.60 ± 0.02

0.67 ± 0.04

-

LDL/HDL

2.43 ± 0.11

2.98 ± 0.28

p = .0389

2.46 ± 0.11

2.87 ± 0.25

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