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Table 1 Study population characteristics at baseline

From: Sex difference in clot lysability and association to coronary artery calcification

Baseline, N = 163

Men (n = 79)

Women (n = 84)

p value

Born

 1949 (n = 70)

30 (43)

40 (57)

 

 1959 (n = 93)

49 (53)

44 (47)

0.21

Tobacco use

 Never (n =77)

35 (45)

42 (55)

 

 Prior/current (n = 86)

44 (51)

42 (49)

0.53

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

140 (15)

82 (9)

132 (19)

78 (9)

0.007

0.002

Body mass index, kg/m2

27.4 (3.6)

26.1 (4.6)

0.039

Agatston score, U

0 (0–33)

0 (0–7)

0.012

Total cholesterol, mmol/l

LDL cholesterol, mmol/l

HDL cholesterol, mmol/l

Triglycerides, mmol/l

5.42 (0.97)

3.34 (0.82)

1.26 (1.02–1.54)

1.47 (0.80)

5.54 (1.07)

3.23 (0.91)

1.52 (1.35–1.85)

1.14 (0.60)

0.44

0.39

< 0.001

0.003

C-reactive protein, mg/l

0.74 (0.36–1.61)

0.72 (0.29–1.86)

0.67

Fibrinogen, μmol/l

8.9 (7.9–9.9)

9.6 (8.5–10.9)

0.008

PAI-1, ng/ml

16.5 (11.2–24.4)

12.5 (6.7–20.2)

0.016

Fibrin clot lysability, %

54.8 (19.7)

51.5 (22.2)

0.32

  1. Values are presented as mean (SD), median (IQR), or number (%). Information on C-reactive protein is missing on three participants. Information on PAI-1 is missing on four participants
  2. LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, PAI-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1