Regional pulse wave velocities and their cardiovascular risk factors among healthy middle-aged men: a cross-sectional population-based study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study participants in 2002–2006 (N = 784)

	n (%)	Mean (SD)
Race
White Americans	232 (29.5)
African Americans	68 (8.7)
Japanese Americans	202 (25.8)
Koreans	282 (36.0)
Age, years		45.1 (2.9)
Systolic BP, mmHg		122.9 (12.8)
Diastolic BP, mmHg		74.7 (9.9)
Heart rate, beats/min		65.7 (9.3)
BMI, kg/m²		26.4 (4.0)
Total cholesterol, mg/dL		205.6 (38.0)
LDL-C, mg/dL		126.8 (34.5)
HDL-C, mg/dL		48.4 (13.0)
Total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio		4.49 (1.23)
Triglycerides, mg/dL		129.0 (91.0 – 195.0)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL		103.0 (15.6)
Fasting insulin, μIU/dL		11.0 (8.4 – 15.0)
Current smoking	169 (21.6)
Alcohol drinking	326 (41.6)

Values are expressed as means (standard deviations) or median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and total number (percentages) for categorical variables.
BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, SD standard deviation.

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