Table 4 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

Age

68.98 ± 0.67

73.54 ± 1.28

p = .0019

69.43 ± 0.69

72.18 ± 1.32

-

Triglyceride

1.43 ± 0.07

1.45 ± 0.11

-

1.45 ± 0.07

1.39 ± 0.12

-

BMI

25.47 ± 0.45

24.60 ± 0.77

-

25.33 ± 0.43

25.21 ± 0.97

-

Systolic BP

155.59 ± 2.71

160.41 ± 4.76

-

153.88 ± 2.47

168.50 ± 5.87

p = .0111

Diastolic BP

83.51 ± 1.09

81.97 ± 2.29

-

82.62 ± 1.07

85.79 ± 2.38

-

Total-C

6.11 ± 0.11

6.24 ± 0.22

-

6.14 ± 0.12

6.13 ± 0.18

-

Glucose

5.50 ± 0.10

6.17 ± 0.31

p = .0100

5.51 ± 0.10

6.17 ± 0.32

p = .0148

LDL-C

2.88 ± 0.08

3.02 ± 0.17

-

2.91 ± 0.09

2.92 ± 0.15

-

HDL-C

1.63 ± 0.04

1.66 ± 0.09

-

1.63 ± 0.04

1.66 ± 0.09

Apo B/Apo A

0.60 ± 0.02

0.61 ± 0.04

-

0.60 ± 0.02

0.62 ± 0.04

-

LDL/HDL

1.86 ± 0.07

1.97 ± 0.16

-

1.88 ± 0.07

1.92 ± 0.16

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