Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (CARLA baseline study)
| Â | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
N, % | 976 (54.4) | 812 (45.6) |
Age, mean (SD) | 64.4 (10.2) | 63.3 (10.0) |
Socioeconomic factors | Â | Â |
Education, N (%) | Â | Â |
   Low | 36 (3.7) | 121 (14.9) |
   Middle | 592 (61.2) | 536 (66.0) |
   High | 339 (35.1) | 155 (19.1) |
Occupational position, N (%) | Â | Â |
   Low | 247 (25.6) | 153 (19.0) |
   Middle | 372 (38.6) | 533 (66.1) |
   High | 346 (35.9) | 120 (14.9) |
Income, N (%) | Â | Â |
   Low | 95 (9.9) | 117 (14.6) |
   Middle | 778 (81.2) | 644 (80.6) |
   High | 85 (8.9) | 38 (4.8) |
Childhood SES, N (%) | Â | Â |
   Low | 523 (55.1) | 457 (57.2) |
   Middle | 375 (39.5) | 299 (37.4) |
   High | 52 (5.5) | 43 (5.4) |
Cardiovascular risk factors and diseases | Â | Â |
   Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD) | 145.9 (19.8) | 141.7 (22.8) |
   Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD) | 85.9 (11.1) | 83.2 (10.9) |
   Hypertension, N (%) | 794 (82.1) | 611 (75.3) |
   Body mass index, mean (SD) | 28.2 (4.1) | 28.5 (5.4) |
   Waist-hip-ratio, mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.06) | 0.88 (0.06) |
   Abdominal obesity, N (%) | 507 (52.4) | 604 (74.4) |
   Current smoker, N (%) | 222 (23.0) | 117 (14.4) |
   CHD, N (%) | 121 (12.5) | 25 (3.1) |
   CVD, N (%) | 153 (15.8) | 48 (5.9) |