| Variables | Lp-a < 300 mg/L (n = 256) | Lp-a ≥ 300 mg/L (n = 168) | P-value |
Demographic | Age (years) | 67.54 ± 10.36 | 65.74 ± 11.22 | 0.519 |
| Sex (%) |
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| 0.188 |
| Male (%) | 164 (64.1%) | 118 (70.2%) |
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| Female (%) | 92 (35.9%) | 50 (29.8%) |
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| Blood Pressure |
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| SBP (mmHg) | 131.52 ± 19.96 | 130.92 ± 19.45 | 0.990 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 85.29 ± 15.00 | 84.70 ± 14.17 | 0.614 |
| Smoking (%) | 79 (30.9%) | 47 (28.5%) | 0.603 |
| Alcohol (%) | 74 (28.9%) | 45 (27.1%) | 0.688 |
Coronary | HTN (%) | 185 (72.3%) | 120 (71.4%) | 0.851 |
risk factors | DM (%) | 92 (35.9%) | 57 (33.9%) | 0.672 |
| Stroke (%) [previous] | 64 (25%) | 43 (25.6%) | 0.890 |
Lipid profile | HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.06 ± 0.28 | 1.08 ± 0.25 | 0.748 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.84 ± 0.72 | 2.21 ± 0.88 | 0.058* |
| Lp (a) | 140.31 ± 78.17 | 617.71 ± 352.86 | 0.000* |
| Cholestrol (mmol/L) | 3.52 ± 0.96 | 3.71 ± 1.09 | 0.104 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.55 ± 1.27 | 1.49 ± 1.08 | 0.201 |
| Apo-A1 (g/L) | 1.15 ± 0.26 | 1.00 ± 0.28 | 0.395 |
| Apo-B (g/L) | 0.59 ± 0.22 | 0.67 ± 0.23 | 0.829 |
Laboratory | Glucose (mmol/L) | 6.52 ± 2.03 | 6.24 ± 2.03 | 0.681 |