From: Sex difference in clot lysability and association to coronary artery calcification
Baseline, N = 163 | Men (n = 79) | Women (n = 84) | p value |
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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 |