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Table 1 Characteristics of the DISH group and control

From: Cardiovascular disease in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH): from theory to reality—a 10-year follow-up study

 

DISH N = 45 (mean, SD, median)

Control N = 47 (mean, SD, median)

P value

 

Age at 2006

64.02 (9.76, 63)

62.13 (8.6, 60)

NS

Age at 2016

73.87 (9.21, 73)

72.21 (8.08, 71)

NS

Men (%)

13 (28.9%)

11 (21.3%)

NS

BMI at 2006

34.02 (6.24, 32)

30.74 (5.02, 30)

0.0069

Smokers 2006

13 (28.9%)

16 (34.0%)

NS

FRS calculated at 2006

28.67 (20.33, 23)

17.85 (16.31, 12)

0.0028

HTN

Systolic blood pressure 2006 mmHg

141.51 (16.49, 141)

132.09 (20.43, 129)

0.0171

Diastolic blood pressure 2006 mmHg

82.06 (9.83, 82)

80.13 (10.47, 78)

0.0576

Total blood cholesterol

2006 (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

214.38 (38.98, 211)

208.28 (35.95, 206)

NS

2016 (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

174.33 (40.1, 169)

190.34 (38.32, 185)

NS

HDL levels

2006 (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

51.2 (12.19, 48)

51.81 (13.47, 49)

NS

2016 (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

47.51 (14.52, 44)

51.26 (12.7, 48)

NS

LDL levels

2006 (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

128.07 (33.78, 132)

126.34 (30.21, 129)

NS

2016 (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

102.88 (30.87, 101)

111.66 (34.59, 113)

NS

HbA1c levels

2006 mg% (mean, SD)

6.35 (0.98, 6)

5.73 (0.44, 5.7)

0.0004

2016 mg% (mean, SD)

6.51 (0.99, 6.3)

5.9 (1.16, 5.7)

0.0005

  1. BMI body mass index, FRS Framingham risk score, according to the overall CVD risk [11], HTN hypertension, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin