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Table 4 Baseline characteristics of participants by multi-trajectory groups of LDL-C, HDL-C, and TG at baseline and exam 4 in the trajectory sample (n = 14,373)

From: Multi-trajectories of lipid indices with incident cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and all-cause mortality: 23 years follow-up of two US cohort studies

Characteristics

Lipid profile multi-trajectory groups

p value

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

No. of participants (%)

3700 (25.1)

2696 (18.7)

2412 (16.8)

1355 (9.8)

1868 (13.1)

865 (6.0)

1477 (10.5)

Sex, n (%)

 Women

1383 (37.4)

1347 (49.9)

834 (34.6)

1135 (83.8)

1251 (67.0)

755 (87.3)

1134 (76.8)

< 0.001

 Men

2317 (62.6)

1349 (50.1)

1578 (65.4)

220 (16.2)

619 (33.0)

110 (12.7)

343 (23.2)

Race, n (%)

 White/Caucasian

2271 (61.4)

1997 (74.1)

1716 (71.1)

972 (71.7)

1094 (58.6)

591 (68.3)

952 (64.5)

< 0.001

 African American

962 (26)

512 (19)

260 (10.8)

175 (12.9)

583 (31.2)

227 (16.3)

446 (30.2)

 Hispanic/Latino

298 (8.1)

137 (5.1)

290 (12.0)

130 (9.6)

114 (6.1)

30 (3.5)

45 (3.1)

 Asian/Chinese

169 (4.6)

50 (1.9)

146 (6.1)

78 (5.8)

77 (4.1)

17 (2.0)

34 (2.3)

Baseline

 Age, y

56.3 (8.6)

56.3 (6.9)

55.6 (7.9)

56.7 (7.9)

56.5 (9.2)

56.6 (8.5)

56.1 (7.5)

0.005

 BMI, kg/m2

28.1 (5.1)

28.2 (4.7)

29.3 (4.8)

27.2 (5.3)

26.2 (5.4)

24.4 (4.4)

26.6 (5.1)

< 0.001

 TC, mg/dL

184.7 (27.9)

246.5 (34.6)

197.7 (32.6)

207.7 (28.6)

179.0 (26.3)

211.5 (32.6)

234.8 (31.4)

< 0.001

 LDL-C, mg/dL

120.0 (25.7)

172.1 (31.5)

120.2 (29.1)

119.4 (26.2)

101.8 (24.2)

107.3 (30.1)

152.2 (29.1)

< 0.001

 HDL-C, mg/dL

45.1 (7. 6)

45.0 (8.6)

37.3 (7.6)

59.8 (9.4)

63.3 (9.7)

88.9 (14.5)

64.8 (10.2)

< 0.001

 TG, mg/dL

97.8 (33.7)

147.1 (54.1)

200.9 (68.9)

142.6 (51.3)

69.3 (21.8)

76.8 (31.0)

89.5 (29.2)

< 0.001

 Lipid-lowering drug

608 (16.6)

656 (24.5)

479 (20.0)

244 (18.1)

238 (12.8)

103 (12.0)

281 (19.1)

< 0.001

 SBP, mmHg

121.3 (19.0)

122.1 (17.8)

122.2 (17.0)

121.5 (18.8)

118.0 (19.3)

118.0 (19.1)

120.8 (18.9)

< 0.001

 DBP, mmHg

73.1 (10.4)

73.4 (10.4)

73.5 (9.9)

71.3 (9.9)

70.7 (10.4)

70.2 (10.7)

72.6 (10.6)

< 0.001

 Hypertension

1207 (32.7)

913 (33.9)

852 (35.4)

430 (31.8)

506 (27.2)

209 (24.2)

468 (31.8)

< 0.001

 Antihypertensive drug

1008 (27.3)

750 (27.8)

721 (29.9)

347 (25.6)

442 (23.7)

172 (19.9)

370 (25.1)

< 0.001

 Diabetes mellitus,

345 (9.3)

247 (9.2)

366 (15.2)

85 (6.3)

112 (6.0)

30 (3.5)

84 (5.7)

< 0.001

 Current smoking

687 (18.6)

580 (21.6)

501 (20.8)

221 (16.3)

293 (15.7)

132 (15.3)

220 (14.9)

< 0.001

 Current drinking

2118 (57.6)

1540 (57.3)

1416 (58.8)

804 (59.6)

1141 (61.3)

605 (70.0)

886 (60.4)

< 0.001

 Physical activity (MET-minutes/week)

1070.1 (1715.2)

801 (1432.4)

913.7 (1399.0)

966.5 (1645.4)

1226.3 (1786.3)

1065.2 (1568.2)

874.4 (1280.8)

< 0.001

 Calorie intake (Kcal)

1652.2 (745.7)

1631.7 (703.2)

1697.5 (755.1)

1489.0 (638.0)

1520.0 (673.2)

1485.9 (629.1)

1529.5 (695.1)

< 0.001

 CVD family history

2024 (58.8)

1641 (66.3)

1389 (62.1)

817 (63.7)

1000 (58.1)

474 (59.5)

834 (61.5)

< 0.001

Follow-up (exam 4)

 Age, y

63.5 (7.9)

64.5 (6.4)

63.0 (7.3)

64.0 (7.2)

63.6 (8.4)

64.2 (7.6)

64.0 (7.0)

< 0.001

 BMI, kg/m2

28.9 (5.5)

29.3 (5.0)

30.2 (5.0)

28.3 (5.7)

26.9 (5.7)

25.2 (4.9)

27.6 (5.4)

< 0.001

 TC, mg/dL

176.9 (28.8)

224.9 (35.9)

185.1 (34.1)

201.6 (30.1)

176.4 (25.4)

208.6 (30.6)

226.5 (28.4)

< 0.001

 LDL-C, mg/dL

112.2 (25.8)

152.4 (31.4)

106.0 (27.4)

110.9 (26.5)

98.0 (23.4)

103.8 (28.0)

143.7 (25.6)

< 0.001

 HDL-C, mg/dL

44.6 (7.9)

43.5 (8.2)

36.8 (7.6)

58.7 (10.1)

63.5 (9.9)

87.5 (15.0)

63.1 (10.1)

< 0.001

 TG, mg/dL

102.0 (35.2)

162.3 (66.9)

219.3 (103)

161.0 (63.0)

74.0 (24.9)

87.5 (40.3)

102.3 (36.4)

< 0.001

 Lipid-lowering drug

1178 (32.4)

1291 (48.2)

937 (39.4)

468 (35.0)

420 (22.9)

211 (24.7)

505 (34.6)

< 0.001

 SBP, mmHg

124.4 (18.7)

128.4 (19.3)

125.8 (18.2)

127.1 (20.1)

122.0 (19.9)

123.7 (20.0)

126.6 (20.2)

< 0.001

 DBP, mmHg

71.0 (9.8)

70.8 (10.3)

70.6 (10.1)

69.7 (10.2)

69.6 (10.4)

69.1 (9.8)

70.8 (10.4)

0.045

 Hypertension

1677 (45.8)

1357 (50.7)

1188 (49.7)

658 (48.9)

746 (40.3)

331 (38.5)

684 (46.6)

< 0.001

 Antihypertensive drug

1570 (43.1)

1259 (46.9)

1114 (46.8)

553 (41.3)

657 (35.8)

286 (33.5)

583 (39.8)

< 0.001

 Diabetes mellitus

587 (16.1)

471 (17.6)

681 (28.4)

152 (11.3)

177 (9.6)

43 (5.0)

115 (7.9)

< 0.001

 Current smoking

502 (13.7)

374 (13.9)

327 (13.6)

156 (11.5)

219 (11.8)

94 (10.9)

151 (10.3)

< 0.001

 Current drinking

1737 (42.3)

1239 (46.3)

1118 (46.7)

668 (49.6)

993 (53.5)

553 (62.1)

759 (51.9)

< 0.001

 CVD incidence ratea

7.50

13.12

11.20

6.23

4.33

5.70

7.35

 
  1. Numbers represent mean (standard deviation) for continuous and frequency (%) for categorical variables
  2. ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables
  3. BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CVD cardiovascular disease
  4. aPer 1000 person-years; starting to follow up at examination cycle 4 through December 2014