Table 5 Baseline characteristics of subjects with DLCC positive and DLCC negative

^bAge (Years)

47.5 ± 0.62

47.2 ± 0.7

Ns

^aGender

Male: 52.1

Male: 44.2

Ns

Female: 47.9

Female: 55.8

^aEthnicity

Malay: 75.2

Malay: 81.5

Ns

Chinese: 16.1

Chinese: 10.9

Indian: 5.5

Indian: 3.2

Other: 3.2

Other: 4.4

^aHypertension

19.6

15.7

Ns

^bSBP (mmHg)

126.3 ± 1.2

125.4 ± 0.9

Ns

^bDBP (mmHg)

74.9 ± 0.8

75.9 ± 0.7

Ns

^aDiabetes

5.0

8.5

Ns

^bPlasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.6 ± 0.2

5.7 ± 0.2

Ns

^aSmoking

Yes: 14.2

No: 85.8

Yes: 17

No: 73

Ns

^bBMI

26.5 ± 0.3

26.5 ± 0.3

Ns

^bTC (mmol/L)

8.0 ± 0.07

6.5 ± 0.02

*

^bTG (mmol/L)

2.0 ± 1.8

1.8 ± 1.0

Ns

^bLDL (mmol/L)

5.8 ± 0.1

4.4 ± 0.1

*

^bHDL (mmol/L)

1.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

Ns

^bWC

88.6 ± 1.1

87.2 ± 0.6

Ns

^aXanthomas

29.4

0.0

*

^aCA

20.2

0.5

*

^aCAD

16.1

0.0

*