Baseline characteristics comparing men with definite CHD (n=51) versus those without definite CHD (n=509), participating in the Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial
| Definite CHD | No definite CHD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic at baseline | Mean (SE)* | Mean (SE)* | p Value† |
| *SE = standard error. | |||
| †p Values are based on age adjusted comparison of mean values between men with versus without definite CHD (except for age). | |||
| ‡Excluding never smokers. | |||
| Age (years) | 51.3 (0.9) | 48.9 (0.3) | 0.01 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 139.3 (1.3) | 137.7 (0.4) | 0.24 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 92.2 (0.8) | 92.7 (0.3) | 0.60 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 292.9 (4.6) | 295.1 (1.4) | 0.65 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 214.8 (4.4) | 215.7 (1.4) | 0.85 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 42.1 (1.6) | 46.0 (0.5) | 0.02 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.03 (0.02) | 1.03 (0.01) | 0.83 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 98.9 (1.4) | 100.5 (0.4) | 0.26 |
| Average cigarettes smoked‡ | 29.3 (2.9) | 24.2 (1.2) | 0.10 |