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Table 4 Distribution of SCORE2 risk categories by age groups per Lp(a) levels

From: Prevalence of Lp(a) in a real-world Portuguese cohort: implications for cardiovascular risk assessment

Number (%)

Lp(a) levels

Normal

Grey zone

High

(< 75 nmol/L)

(75–125 nmol/L)

(> 125 nmol/L)

 < 50 years (n = 109)

(n = 77)

(n = 9)

(n = 23)

Low-moderate (< 2.5%)

55 (71.4%)

5 (55.6%)

13 (56.5%)

High (2.5–7.5%)

21 (27.3%)

4 (44.4%)

10 (43.5%)

Very High (≥ 7.5%)

1 (1.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

50–69 years (n = 148)

(n = 105)

(n = 11)

(n = 32)

Low-moderate (< 5%)

60 (57.1%)

9 (81.8%)

16 (50.0%)

High (5–10%)

36 (34.3%)

2 (18.2%)

12 (37.5%)

Very High (≥ 10%)

9 (8.6%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (12.5%)

 ≥ 70 years (n = 8)

(n = 4)

(n = 1)

(n = 3)

Low-moderate (< 7.5%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (33.3%)

High (7.5–15%)

3 (75.0%)

1 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Very High (≥ 15%)

1 (25.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (66.7%)