Table 1 Baseline characteristics of population with familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype by sex and the absence–resence of cardiovascular disease.

From: Women with familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype are undertreated and poorly controlled compared to men

 

FH-P without cardiovascular disease

FH-P with cardiovascular disease

Male

Female

P-value

Male

Female

P-value

N (%)

5.088 (42)

7.033 (58)

 

1.659 (64)

919 (36)

 

Age, mean (SD)

58 (16)

63 (15)

0.001

67 (11)

73 (11)

0.001

Diabetes mellitus (%)

866 (17)

1.135 (16)

0.37

580 (35)

319 (35)

0.90

Hypertension (%)

2.070 (41)

3.394 (48)

0.001

1.182 (71)

741 (81)

0.001

Current smoker (%)

1.551 (30.5)

1.160 (16.5)

0.001

423 (25)

86 (9)

0.001

BMI, mean (SD)

28 (4)

28 (5)

0.63

29 (4)

30 (5)

0.01

Untreated LDL-C, mmol/l mean (SD)

7.31 (0.98)

7.34 (0.95)

0.22

7.44 (0.90)

7.44 (0.93)

0.96

LDL-C, mmol/L mean (SD) (on LLT)

4.62 (1.5)

4.65 (1.60)

0.14

3.41(1.24)

3.77 (1.29)

0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L mean (SD)

1.31 (0.31)

1.55 (0.36)

0.001

1.24 (0.28)

1.44 (0.33)

0.001

TG, mmol/L mean (SD)

1.72 (0.14)

1.6 (0.71)

0.001

1.65 (0.4)

1.69 (0.73)

0.21

TG/HDL-C (SD)

1.31 (2)

1.03 (1.97)

0.001

1.33(1.42)

1.17 (2.21)

0.002

Basal glucosa mmol/L (SD)

5.8 (1.8)

5.7 (1.8)

0.003

6.4 (2.4)

6.2 (2.3)

0.13

HBA1c, % (SD)

6 (1)

6.1

0.37

6 (1)

6 (1)

0.89

Creatinine mmol/L mean (SD)

0.09 (0.04)

0.05 (0.03)

0.001

0.09 (0.04)

0.08 (0.04)

0.001

SBP mmHg, mean (SD)

131 (14)

129 (16)

0.001

132 (15)

133 (17)

0.03

DBP mmHg, mean (SD)

78 (10)

75 (10)

0.001

74 (10)

74 (10)

0,16

MEDEA (Q1), N (%)

290 (9)

466 (11)

0.05

83 (10)

56 (11)

0.66

MEDEA (Q2), N (%)

485 (15)

708 (16)

0.35

129 (15)

84(16)

0.69

MEDEA (Q3), N (%)

610 (19)

862 (20)

0.61

170 (20)

96 (18)

0.60

MEDEA (Q4), N (%)

592(19)

816 (19)

0.97

150 (18)

92 (18)

0.98

MEDEA (Q5), N (%)

542 (17)

714 (16)

0.46

164 (19)

101 (19)

0.96

Rural population, N (%)

664 (21)

812(18)

0.02

153 (18)

92(18)

0.90

  1. BMI body mass index, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LLT Lipid lowering therapy, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HBA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SD standard deviation, MEDEA socioeconomic deprivation index.