Baseline characteristics | Māori (n=257) | Non-Māori (n=256) | Total (n=513) |
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Number (%) or mean (SD) | |||
Age (years)* | 59 (8) | 64 (8) | 62 (8) |
Women* | 117 (46%) | 70 (27%) | 187 (36%) |
History of CVD* | 83 (32%) | 150 (59%) | 233 (45%) |
Coronary artery disease* | 60 (23%) | 126 (49%) | 186 (36%) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 22 (9%) | 32 (13%) | 54 (11%) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 9 (4%) | 10 (4%) | 19 (4%) |
Diabetes* | 124 (48%) | 94 (37%) | 218 (42%) |
Type 1* | 0 | 12 (5%) | 12 (2%) |
Type 2* | 124 (48%) | 82 (32%) | 206 (40%) |
Systolic blood pressure^ (mm Hg) | 142 (21) | 145 (19) | 144 (20) |
Diastolic blood pressure^ (mm Hg)* | 85 (13) | 81 (11) | 83 (12) |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)* | 4.60 (0.96) | 4.21 (0.93) | 4.41 (0.97) |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)* | 2.70 (0.85) | 2.38 (0.78) | 2.54 (0.83) |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.14 (0.26) | 1.13 (0.30) | 1.14 (0.28) |
Total:HDL cholesterol ratio* | 4.18 (1.08) | 3.86 (0.96) | 4.02 (1.05) |
Triglycerides (mmol/l)* | 1.70 (0.76) | 1.54 (0.70) | 1.62 (0.73) |