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Table 3 Clinical characteristics at age 50 according to Q-QS pattern at age 70 (mean ± SD)

From: T wave abnormalities, high body mass index, current smoking and high lipoprotein (a) levels predict the development of major abnormal Q/QS patterns 20 years later. A population-based study

Variables, age 50

Abnormal Q-QS pattern (1.1) at age 70

n

No abnormal Q-QS (1.1) pattern at age 70

n

p value

BMI (kg/m2)

25.6 (3.2)

101

24.7 (2.9)

1030

0.003

SBP supine (mmHg)

134.4 (16.8)

101

131.3 (16.7)

1030

0.08

DBP supine (mmHg)

84.3 (11.4)

101

82.5 (10.4)

1030

0.1

Fasting B-gluc (mmol/l)

5.1 (1.1)

101

4.9 (0.6)

1029

0.2

Fasting insulin (μU/ml)

12.4 (7.9)

73

12.3 (6.5)

850

0.9

Serum TG (mmol/l)

2.0 (1.0)

101

1.8(0.9)

1030

0.04

Serum CHOL (mmol/l)

7.0 (1.1)

101

6.8 (1.3)

1030

0.06

HDL CHOL (mmol/l)

1.3 (0.3)

72

1.4 (0.4)

844

0.2

LDL CHOL (mmol/l)

5.4 (1.2)

72

5.2 (1.2)

844

0.2

Lp (a) (U/l)

322.2 (385.6)

72

234.8 (295.8)

815

0.01

ApoA1 (g/l)

1.4 (0.2)

76

1.4 (0.2)

817

0.7

ApoB (g/l)

1.3 (0.2)

76

1.2 (0.3)

817

0.03

ApoB/ApoA1 ratio

0.91 (0.2)

76

0.86 (0.2)

817

0.1

Smoking (%)

53 (52.5)

101

446 (43.3)

1030

0.08

  1. BMI, Body Mass Index; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CHOL, cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; Lp(a), lipoprotein (a); ApoA1, apolipoprotein A1; ApoB, apolipoprotein B.