Abdominal obesity, blood glucose and apolipoprotein B levels are the best predictors of the incidence of hypercholesterolemia (2001–2006) among healthy adults: the ATTICA Study

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the ATTICA study's participants according to the 5-year incidence of hypercholesterolemia.

	Status at 5-year follow – up
Baseline factors:	Normal total cholesterol (n = 920)	Hypercholesterolemia (n = 237)	P
Age (y)	39 ± 13	50 ± 13	0.001
Male sex, %	44%	54%	0.01
Years of school	13 ± 3	12 ± 4	0.01
Smokers, %	42%	37%	0.21
Physically inactive subjects, %	56%	61%	0.16
Mediterranean diet score (0–55)	27 ± 7	25 ± 6	0.001
Ethanol intake (g/d)	7.0 ± 10	12.2 ± 12	0.001
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	118 ± 17	125 ± 17	0.001
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	77 ± 8	80 ± 10	0.04
Hypertensive subjects, %	23%	33%	0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	163 ± 22	177 ± 19	<0.001
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	49 ± 13	47 ± 15	0.06
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	98 ± 22	106 ± 21	0.001
Apolipoprotein AI, mg/dl	154 ± 89	149 ± 101	0.02
Apolipoprotein B, mg/dl	88 ± 37	106 ± 23	0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dl	85 ± 47	127 ± 71	0.001
Diabetic subjects, %	3%	11%	<0.001
Fasting glucose, mg/dl	89 ± 19	93 ± 19	0.001
Obese subjects, %	15%	22%	0.008
Body mass index, kg/m²	25 ± 5	28 ± 4	0.001
Waist, cm
Men	95 ± 11	100 ± 11	0.001
Women	80 ± 12	86 ± 12	0.001
Hip, cm
Men	105 ± 9	106 ± 9	0.10
Women	101 ± 11	104 ± 11	0.06

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