Description of risk factors between incident and non-incident subjects in Japanese and white men
| Japanese subjects (n=175) | White subjects (n=113) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incident (n=10) | Non-incident (n=165) | Incident (n=15) | Non-incident (n=98) | |
| Age (years) | 45.4 (3.6) | 44.9 (2.8) | 44.2 (2.9) | 44.7 (2.9) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.8 (1.7) | 23.2 (2.9) | 27.7 (3.1) | 26.2 (3.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 140.6 (24.0) | 123.0 (14.0) | 122.7 (9.6) | 121.4 (11.2) |
| Hypertension medication (%) | 10.0 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.13 (1.13) | 3.34 (0.95) | 3.26 (0.77) | 3.48 (0.82) |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.42 (0.35) | 1.41 (0.36) | 1.13 (0.20) | 1.27 (0.31) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 1.46 (1.31, 1.64) | 1.48 (1.08, 1.98) | 1.27 (1.08, 1.91) | 1.36 (0.99, 1.87) |
| Medication for hyperlipidaemia (%) | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.83 (0.64) | 5.81 (0.70) | 5.47 (0.40) | 5.53 (0.48) |
| Diabetes (%) | 10.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| C reactive protein (mg/L) | 0.3 (0.2, 07) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.7) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.8) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) |
| Smoking | ||||
| Current smokers (%) | 60.0 | 47.9 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Former smokers (%) | 30.0 | 32.1 | 20.0 | 18.4 |
| Pack years of smoking | 21.3 (4.6, 44.1) | 18.0 (2.9, 28.3) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 2.1) |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Alcohol drinker (%) | 80.0 | 67.3 | 53.3 | 55.1 |
| Ethanol consumption (g/day) | 36.0 (17.0, 51.4) | 14.0 (2.3, 37.0) | 6.2 (0.8, 27.8) | 8.7 (1.6, 18.6) |
| Marine n-3 fatty acids (%) | 8.5 (2.6) | 9.1 (2.5) | 3.47 (1.76) | 3.90 (1.80) |
| EPA (%) | 1.9 (0.8) | 2.4 (1.1) | 0.81 (0.65) | 0.72 (0.53) |
| DHA (%) | 5.7 (1.8) | 5.9 (1.5) | 2.11 (1.27) | 2.42 (1.24) |
| Follow-up (years) | 6.3 (0.3) | 6.2 (0.4) | 4.7 (0.1) | 4.6 (0.2) |
Values are expressed as mean (SD) or median (25th and 75th centile) for continuous variables and % for categorical variables.
For definitions of variables, refer to table 1.
DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.