Clinical characteristics
| Caucasians (n=26) | Chinese (n=55) | P value | |
| Age, years | 62 (36–100) | 57 (39–79) | 0.09 |
| Sex, male | 16 (61.5) | 42 (76.4) | 0.19 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27 (17–40) | 24 (18–34) | 0.002 |
| Current smoker | 5 (19.2) | 26 (47.3) | 0.03 |
| Hypertension | 18 (69.2) | 37 (67.3) | >0.99 |
| sBP, mm Hg | 133 (109–183) | 150 (110–191) | 0.02 |
| dBP, mm Hg | 84 (65–107) | 90 (60–124) | 0.01 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 20 (80.0) | 21 (38.2) | 0.001 |
| TC, mg/dL | 168 (98–225) | 159 (40–241) | 0.12 |
| LDL, mg/dL | 90 (47–162) | 98 (34–172) | 0.96 |
| HDL, mg/dL | 46 (28–77) | 39 (24–68) | 0.01 |
| TG, mg/dL | 131 (32–326) | 106 (35–410) | 0.45 |
| Diabetes | 4 (15.4) | 18 (33.3) | 0.11 |
| Coronary heart disease | 14 (53.9) | 8 (14.6) | <0.001 |
| On statins prior to recent symptoms | 12 (46.2) | 13 (24.1) | 0.07 |
Values are median (range) or number (percentage).
Bold indicates P-values<0.05.
BMI, body mass index; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; sBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.