Estimated and Observed Within-Class Means and Standard Errors for Vascular Disease Risk Variables From the Two-Class Model.

1The estimated within-class means represent the mean difference between the vascular disease risk score of that particular class compared with the overall mean. Estimated means are based on standardized measures.
BMI = Body mass index; CIMT = Carotid artery intima-media thickness; LDL-C = Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C = High density lipoprotein-cholesterol; FSG = Fasting blood glucose; FPS = Framingham point scores.