Evolution of cardiovascular risk factors and ischemic heart disease in an elderly urban Romanian population over the course of 1 year

Figures & data

Table 1 Comparative values of plasma glucose and lipid fractions between the two medical assessments

	Year	Mean	Standard deviation	Minimum	Maximum	Percentile			P-value
						25th	50th	75th
Glycemia (mg/dL)	1	110.48	34.28	68.00	344.00	92.00	101.00	116.00	<0.05
	2	112.33	33.02	47.00	397.00	94.00	105.00	119.00
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	1	209.07	51.36	70.00	524.00	174.50	204.00	241.00	0.003
	2	201.94	55.37	70.00	565.00	162.00	194.00	235.00
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	1	138.09	76.62	31.00	610.00	88.00	119.00	172.00	NS
	2	140.94	91.81	35.00	771.00	91.00	116.00	165.00
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	1	49.45	12.95	9.00	126.00	42.50	48.00	55.00	NS
	2	50.43	11.41	28.00	86.00	42.00	50.00	58.00
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	1	132.26	43.95	16.00	400.00	105.00	128.00	155.00	NS
	2	131.15	49.54	30.00	396.00	103.00	126.00	154.50

Abbreviations: NS, not significant; HDL, high-density lipid; LDL, low-density lipid.

Figure 1 Evolution of glucose and lipid-fraction concentrations between the two assessments.

Note: P-values calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test (difference between medians).
Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipid; LDL, low-density lipid.

Table 2 Comparative values of cardiovascular risk factors between the two assessments and sex-related differences

	Women, n (%)	Men, n (%)	P-value
Smoking
First year	12 (7.4)	25 (18.1)	0.004
Second year	12 (8.2)	23 (17.2)	0.01
Obesity
First year	71 (29.5)	47 (20.3)	0.022
Second year	40 (29.6)	24 (20.6)	NS
Diabetes mellitus
First year	56 (21.2)	42 (16.7)	NS
Second year	56 (23.8)	50 (22)	NS
Dyslipidemia
First year	128 (48.5)	81 (32.3)	<0.001
Second year	86 (36.6)	54 (23.8)	0.0 03
Arterial hypertension
First year	241 (91.3)	213 (84.9)	0.029
Second year	221 (94)	205 (90.3)	NS

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

Table 3 Comparative values of plasma glucose and lipid fractions between the two assessments and sex-related differences

Biochemical markers	Sex	Minimum	Maximum	Percentile			P-value
				25th	50th (median)	75th
Glycemia (mg/dL)
First year	Women	68.00	257.00	92.00	100.00	118.00	NS
	Men	70.00	344.00	91.75	102.50	116.00
Second year	Women	47.00	397.00	93.00	105.00	118.00	NS
	Men	80.00	201.00	96.00	106.00	121.25
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
First year	Women	70.00	524.00	183.25	213.50	252.75	<0.001
	Men	104.00	312.00	162.00	192.00	232.50
Second year	Women	70.00	565.00	168.00	202.00	240.25	0.01
	Men	95.00	312.00	155.00	186.00	223.50
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
First year	Women	31.00	514.00	93.00	125.00	184.00	0.002
	Men	35.00	610.00	78.25	109.00	156.75
Second year	Women	47.00	504.00	94.00	119.00	180.00	NS
	Men	35.00	771.00	85.00	111.50	160.00
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
First year	Women	44.00	400.00	106.50	134.00	160.00	0.045
	Men	16.00	242.00	99.50	121.50	153.50
Second year	Women	59.00	396.00	110.00	128.00	153.00	NS
	Men	30.00	202.00	98.00	124.50	158.75
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
First year	Women	9.00	121.00	44.00	50.00	57.00	0.001
	Men	27.00	126.00	39.00	47.00	52.00
Second year	Women	28.00	85.00	44.25	53.00	60.00	<0.001
	Men	28.00	86.00	37.50	45.00	53.50

Abbreviations: NS, not significant; HDL, high-density lipid; LDL, low-density lipid.

Table 4 Evolution of ischemic heart disease and its complications

	Women, n(%)	Men, n (%)	P-value
Ischemic heart disease
First year	147 (55.7)	119 (47.4)	0.06
Second year	153 (65.1)	138 (60.8)	NS
Silent ischemia
First year	12 (4.5)	8 (3.2)	NS
Second year	1 (0.4)	0 (0)	NS
Stable pectoris angina
First year	56 (21.2)	32 (12.7)	0.014
Second year	58 (24.7)	29 (12.8)	0.001
Old myocardial infarction
First year	15 (5.7)	30 (12)	0.013
Second year	14 (6)	30 (13.2)	0.008
Arrhythmias
First year	62 (23.5)	57 (22.7)	NS
Second year	63 (26.8)	57 (25.1)	NS
Heart failure
First year	26 (9.8)	28 (11.2)	NS
Second year	31 (13.2)	30 (13.2)	NS

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.