Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.
From: Serum Lipid Levels and Risk Of Hand Osteoarthritis: The Chingford Prospective Cohort Study
Final study population N = 277 | Lost to follow-up (N = 306) | No serum lipid profile (N = 107) | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age* | 50.4 (4.8) | 55.4 (6.1) | 54.4 (4.7) |
Any current education | 81 (29.2) | 141 (46.2) | 41 (38.2) |
Blood pressure medication | 30 (10.8) | 50 (16.3) | 18 (16.8) |
Diabetes medication | 6 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) | — |
Statins | 8 (2.9) | 5 (14.7) | 7 (6.5) |
Previous CVD | 3 (1.0) | 18 (5.9) | 1 (0.9) |
Menopause | 163 (58.8) | 247 (80.9) | 88 (82.2) |
Age at menopause* | 45.9 (5.7) | 47.6 (5.1) | 47.2 (4.9) |
Previous HRT | 70 (25.2) | 79 (25.8) | 27 (25.2) |
Smoking | |||
Ex-smoker | 62 (22.3) | 75 (24.5) | 29 (27.1) |
Current | 69 (24.9) | 79 (25.8) | 18 (16.8) |
Extent of activity in job | |||
Sedentary | 11 (4.0) | 12 (4.1) | 13 (54.8) |
Half sedentary + half active | 211 (77.0) | 236 (78.9) | 37 (25.6) |
Predominantly manual | 52 (19.0) | 51 (17.0) | 10 (9.6) |
Sport | |||
None | 183 (66.7) | 220 (73.3) | 57 (54.8) |
Light | 38 (13.8) | 39 (13.0) | 20 (19.2) |
Moderate | 35 (12.7) | 16 (5.3) | 17 (16.3) |
Intensive | 18 (6.8) | 25 (8.4) | 10 (9.6) |
Obesity | 24 (8.6) | 58 (18.9) | 15 (14.0) |
BMI* | 24.8 (3.9) | 26.1 (5.0) | 25.5 (3.8) |
Blood pressure (mmHg)* | |||
Systolic | 122.4 (19.9) | 130.3 (20.1) | 128.8 (15.2) |
Diastolic | 76.4 (11.2) | 79.6 (11.5) | 78.1 (9.2) |
Glucose mmol/L* | 4.9 (0.1) | 5.0 (0.8) | — |
TG mmol/L* | 1.1 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.6) | — |
TC mmol/L* | 6.3 (1.3) | 6.7 (1.3) | — |
HDL-c mmol/L* | 1.7 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.4) | — |
LDL-c mmol/L* | 4.1 (1.1) | 4.4 (1.2) | — |
