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Table 1 Summary of the indicators and covariates in the Monica study included in the LCA-SEM analysis.

From: Genetics of the ceramide/sphingosine-1-phosphate rheostat in blood pressure regulation and hypertension

 

Mean (SD)

 

All

Women

Men

Number

2,523

1,257

1,266

Age

43.6 (10.8)

43.2 (10.8)

44.0 (10.7)

Blood pressure measurements (mm Hg):

   

   Sitting systolic

129 (19)

127 (19)

132 (19)**

   Sitting diastolic

82 (11)

81 (10)

84 (11)**

   Supine systolic

129 (18)

127 (19)

131 (17)**

   Supine diastolic

80 (10)

78 (10)

82 (10)**

   Day systolic

131 (14)

127 (14)

134 (13)**

   Day diastolic

78 (10)

75 (10)

81 (9)**

   Night systolic

112 (14)

110 (15)

115 (14)**

   Night diastolic

64 (9)

62 (9)

66 (9)**

   24 hour systolic

126 (14)

123 (14)

129 (13)**

   24 hour diastolic

74 (9)

71 (9)

77 (9)**

   Ultrasound left site systolic

131 (21)

130 (22)

132 (19)**

   Ultrasound left site diastolic

79 (11)

78 (12)

81 (11)**

   Ultrasound right site systolic

127 (21)

126 (22)

128 (19)*

   Ultrasound right site diastolic

78 (11)

77 (11)

80 (11)**

   Ultrasound mean systolic

129 (20)

128 (21)

130 (18)*

   Ultrasound mean diastolic

79 (11)

77 (11)

80 (10)**

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

6.2 (1.1)

6.1 (1.1)

6.2 (1.1)

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.0 (1.0)

3.9 (1.0)

4.1 (1.0)**

VLDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.65 (0.37)

0.58 (0.29)

0.72 (0.42)**

T riglycerides (mmol/L)

1.46 (1.04)

1.29 (0.88)

1.63 (1.16)**

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.44 (0.41)

1.60 (0.43)

1.29 (0.34)**

WH ratio

0.88 (0.09)

0.82 (0.06)

0.94 (0.06)**

BMI (kg/height2)

26.0 (4.2)

25.4 (4.5)

26.5 (3.8)**

Insulin (pmol/L)

38 (33)

33.5 (26.4)

42 (38)**

Glucose (mol/L)

4.9 (1.1)

4.7 (0.9)

5.1 (1.2)**

HOMAres

1.46 (1.73)

1.24 (1.22)

1.69 (2.10)**

ApoA1 (mmol/L)

52.6 (21.4)

56.0 (22.6)

49.6 (20.0)**

ApoB (mmol/L)

0.73 (0.24)

0.70 (0.24)

0.77 (0.24)**

ApoE (mmol/L)

2.25 (1.18)

2.30 (1.23)

2.20 (1.13)*

Compliance

0.57 (0.15)

0.59 (0.15)

0.55 (0.15)**

Aasi

11.1 (3.3)

10.6 (3.3)

11.6 (3.3)**

Left ventricular mass

80.5 (21.1)

73.2 (17.5)

88.0 (21.7)**

Supar (mg/L

4.21(1.33)

4.39 (1.31)

4.01 (1.32)**

BNP (ng/L)

76.0 (135.1)

89.5 (115.7)

61.7 (152.2)**

CRP (mg/L)

3.2 (5.5)

3.4 (6.1)

3.1 (5.0)

  1. Day, Night and 24 hour blood pressures are mean of several measurements dyring the time period.
  2. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.001 (difference between gender).