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Table 1 Main characteristics of the subjects (n = 281)

From: Oxidized human serum albumin as a possible correlation factor for atherosclerosis in a rural Japanese population: the results of the Yakumo Study

Characteristics

Representative valuesa

Age (years)

65.3 ± 9.2

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.2 ± 3.7

Mean blood pressure (mmHg)b

90.5 ± 13.5

Triacylglycerides (mmol/L)

0.96 (0.72–1.35)

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.15 (2.56–3.62)

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.55 (1.32–1.84)

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.07 ± 0.85

Max IMT (mm)c

0.90 (0.75–1.20)

f(HMA) (%)d

64.0 ± 6.8

 

Frequency

%

Sex

 Male

124

44.1

Smoking status

 Never

151

53.7

 Ever

96

34.2

 Current

34

12.1

Alcohol consumption

 Never

163

58.0

 Ever

13

4.6

 Current

105

37.4

Exercise habits

 Almost none

146

52.0

 1–2 h/week

68

24.2

 3–4 h/week

32

11.4

 ≥ 5 h/week

35

12.5

Medication for non-communicable diseases

 Cerebral stroke

7

2.5

 Hypertension

91

32.4

 Angina

5

1.8

 Diabetes

24

8.6

  1. aValues are expressed as arithmetic means ± standard deviations or medians (25th–75th percentiles)
  2. bCalculated as (2 × diastolic pressure + systolic pressure)/3
  3. cIMT denotes intima-media thickness. Max IMT = (right carotid max IMT + left carotid max IMT)/2
  4. dFraction of human mercaptalbumin
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