Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with and without SCA.

From: Hypertension and diabetes including their earlier stage are associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest

 

SCA

p-value

No

Yes

4,040,071

16,352

Male

2,221,898 (55.0%)

11,633 (71.1%)

 < 0.001

Age (years)

47.0 ± 14.1

62.0 ± 13.2

 < 0.001

Age group

20–29

501,371 (12.4%)

245 (1.5%)

 < 0.001

30–39

778,093 (19.3%)

717 (4.4%)

 

40–49

1,063,833 (26.3%)

2026 (12.4%)

 

50–59

857,767 (21.2%)

3181 (19.5%)

 

60–69

543,973 (13.5%)

4515 (27.6%)

 

70–79

257,092 (6.4%)

4591 (28.1%)

 

80

37,942 (0.9%)

1077 (6.6%)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 3.2

23.8 ± 3.4

0.138

Waist circumference (cm)

80.2 ± 9.5

83.5 ± 8.9

 < 0.001

Smoking

Never-smoker

2,399,679 (59.4%)

7916 (48.4%)

 < 0.001

Ex-smoker

581,485 (14.4%)

3128 (19.1%)

Current-smoker

1,058,907 (26.2%)

5308 (32.5%)

Alcohol consumption

Non-drinker

2,077,053 (51.4%)

9534 (58.3%)

 < 0.001

Mild-drinker

1,641,427 (40.6%)

5263 (32.2%)

Heavy-drinker

321,591 (8.0%)

1555 (9.5%)

Regular exercise

733,609 (18.2%)

3148 (19.3%)

 < 0.001

Income (lowest 20%)

704,587 (17.4%)

3075 (18.8%)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

349,134 (8.6%)

4264 (26.1%)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus stage

Non-diabetic

2,776,161 (68.72%)

7970 (48.7%)

 < 0.001

Impaired fasting glucose

914,776 (22.64%)

4118 (25.2%)

New onset diabetes

119,558 (2.96%)

1025 (6.3%)

Diabetic < 5 years

118,215 (2.93%)

1272 (7.8%)

Diabetic ≥ 5 years

111,361 (2.76%)

1967 (12.0%)

Glucose (mg/dL)

97.2 ± 23.8

110.0 ± 41.5

 < 0.001

Hypertension

1,082,382 (26.8%)

9331 (57.1%)

 < 0.001

Hypertension stage

Non-hypertensive

1,383,411 (34.24%)

2566 (15.7%)

 < 0.001

Pre-hypertension

1,574,278 (38.97%)

4455 (27.2%)

Hypertension

334,302 (8.27%)

1777 (10.9%)

Hypertension with medication

748,080 (18.52%)

7554 (46.2%)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122.4 ± 15.0

129.3 ± 17.2

 < 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76.3 ± 10.0

78.9 ± 11.0

 < 0.001

Dyslipidemia

732,983 (18.1%)

4610 (28.2%)

 < 0.001

Dyslipidemia stage

Total cholesterol < 240 (mg/dL)

3,307,088 (81.9%)

11,742 (71.8%)

 < 0.001

Total cholesterol ≥ 240

347,131 (8.6%)

1541 (9.4%)

Total cholesterol ≥ 240 with medication

385,852 (9.6%)

3069 (18.8%)

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

195.3 ± 41.1

195.1 ± 44.3

0.549

High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

56.5 ± 32.9

53.6 ± 30.9

 < 0.001

Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

121.2 ± 214.2

115.0 ± 97.8

 < 0.001

Chronic kidney disease

275,854 (6.8%)

2740 (16.8%)

 < 0.001

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

87.6 ± 44.9

80.4 ± 34.7

 < 0.001

  1. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SCA sudden cardiac arrest.