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Table 1 Demographic, cardiovascular and health variables for MSLS (n = 673) and ORISCAV-LUX (n = 1145) participants

From: Cardiovascular health: a cross-national comparison between the Maine Syracuse Study (Central New York, USA) and ORISCAV-LUX (Luxembourg)

Variable

Central New York MSLS

Luxembourg ORISCAV-LUX

p-value

 

M or %

SD

M or %

SD

 

Age, yrs

55.5

8.7

47.9

10.7

<0.001

Gender

    

0.001

 Males

41.0

 

48.8

  

 Females

59.0

 

51.2

  

Education

    

<0.001

 Primary

5.4

 

26.8

  

 Secondary

40.1

 

46.7

  

 Tertiary

54.5

 

26.5

  

Income1

    

<0.001

 Q1 (< 30 000)

23.8

 

17.8

  

 Q2 (30 000 to 60 000)

37.6

 

51.0

  

 Q3 (60 000–120 000)

35.3

 

25.8

  

 Q4 (>120 000)

3.3

 

5.4

  

Race

    

<0.001

 Caucasian

90.3

 

95.5

  

 Other

9.7

 

4.5

  

Cardiovascular Health metrics

     

 Smoking, no cigarettes per day (all)

1.7

5.7

2.7

7.2

0.002

 Smoking, no cigarettes per day (smokers)

13.0

10.2

14.6

10.3

0.23

 BMI, kg/m2

29.9

6.3

27.1

4.9

<0.001

 Physical activity, mins/wk2

273

345

778

936

<0.001

 Total cholesterol, mg/dl

203.6

39.8

206.3

39.7

0.17

 Systolic BP, mm Hg

126.8

20.7

131.6

18.2

<0.001

 Diastolic BP, mm Hg

70.8

10.2

83.8

10.9

<0.001

 Fasting blood glucose, mg/dl

98.4

28.9

94.5

18.6

<0.001

 RFS, 0-183

9.2

2.8

10.8

2.8

<0.001

 non-RFS, 0-134

3.3

1.6

3.0

1.6

<0.001

Total CHS, 0-8

3.8

1.6

4.2

1.6

<0.001

Proportion of sample with CHS 0/8

0.7

 

0.3

 

0.25

Proportion of sample with CHS 8/8

0.4

 

1.0

 

0.17

Other health measures

     

 Height, cm

168.7

9.8

169.4

9.8

0.13

 Weight, kg

85.3

20.2

78.1

16.5

<0.001

 Waist circumference, cm

95.6

15.6

91.4

13.5

<0.001

 Hip circumference, cm

109.2

12.5

101.6

9.5

<0.001

 Waist:hip

0.87

0.09

0.90

0.09

<0.001

 CRP, mg/dL

0.41

0.46

0.27

0.48

<0.001

 Alcohol intake, standard drinks/d

0.5

1.0

1.3

1.3

<0.001

 Obese, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

42.1

 

25.5

 

<0.001

 Diabetes5

10.7

 

5.8

 

<0.001

 Treated participants with diabetes

79.2

 

65.2

 

0.07

 Treated diabetes: fasting blood glucose, mg/dl

156.3

65.3

152.7

45.4

0.76

 Untreated diabetes: fasting blood glucose, mg/dl

143.7

21.3

138.4

15.1

0.37

 Hypertension6

54.8

 

43.3

 

<0.001

 Treated participants with hypertension

84.3

 

37.7

 

<0.001

 Treated hypertension: systolic BP, mm Hg

134.4

20.1

145.4

18.7

<0.001

 Treated hypertension: diastolic BP, mm Hg

73.4

9.4

89.2

11.3

<0.001

 Untreated hypertension: systolic BP, mm Hg

152.3

13.1

146.0

14.9

0.003

 Untreated hypertension: diastolic BP, mm Hg

81.2

11.1

93.5

8.5

<0.001

 CVD7

11.3

 

4.0

 

<0.001

  1. 1US $ or euros per year.
  2. 2Includes moderate and vigorous physical activity.
  3. 3Higher scores indicate higher intake of recommended foods.
  4. 4Higher scores indicate higher intake of non-recommended foods.
  5. 5Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL or taking anti-diabetic medication.
  6. 6Had systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg or taking anti-hypertensive medication.
  7. 7Includes myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, heart failure, angina pectoris, transient ischemic attack.
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