Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants without a history of acute myocardial infarction or stroke, categorized by sex data are presented as the means ± the standard deviations or the frequencies and proportions.
All (n = 1,854,264) | Men (n = 1,053,645) | Women (n = 800,619) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 56 ± 11 | 55 ± 10 | 57 ± 11 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 673,688 (36.3) | 383,665 (36.4) | 290,023 (36.2) | 0.008 |
Current smoking, n (%) | 431,644 (23.3) | 405,207 (38.5) | 26,437 (3.3) | < 0.001 |
Heavy drinking, n (%) | 373,190 (20.1) | 310,274 (29.5) | 62,916 (7.9) | < 0.001 |
Physical activity, n (%) | ||||
None | 934,624 (50.4) | 464,898 (44.1) | 469,726 (58.7) | < 0.001 |
1 time/week | 440,171 (23.7) | 294,805 (28.0) | 145,366 (18.2) | |
≥ 2 times/week | 479,469 (25.9) | 293,942 (27.9) | 185,527 (23.2) | |
Lipid-lowering therapy, any (%) | 287,757 (15.5) | 134,228 (12.7) | 153,529 (19.2) | < 0.001 |
Antihypertensive agents, any (%) | 563,468 (30.4) | 295,563 (28.1) | 267,905 (33.5) | < 0.001 |
History of heart failure, n (%) | 12,679 (0.7) | 4,444 (0.4) | 8,235 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
Menopause, n (%) | 391,666 (48.9) | |||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.54 ± 4.78 | 24.55 ± 4.09 | 24.52 ± 5.56 | < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127 ± 16 | 128 ± 15 | 126 ± 16 | < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79 ± 10 | 80 ± 10 | 77 ± 10 | < 0.001 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 120 ± 33 | 121 ± 34 | 117 ± 30 | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 204 ± 45 | 200 ± 45 | 208 ± 45 | < 0.001 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 157 ± 112 | 172 ± 124 | 138 ± 89 | < 0.001 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 54 ± 28 | 53 ± 26 | 57 ± 30 | < 0.001 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 120 ± 87 | 116 ± 92 | 126 ± 79 | < 0.001 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 84 ± 17 | 85 ± 16 | 83 ± 17 | < 0.001 |
