Table 3 Ischaemic heart disease incidence by category of exposure to cardiovascular risk factors.
BOTH SEXES | MEN | WOMEN | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. patients | No. events | Cumulative incidence rate (%) | p | No. patients | No. events | Cumulative incidence rate (%) | p | No. patients | No. events | Cumulative incidence rate (%) | p | ||
AGE | <65 | 4,671 | 64 | 1.4 | 2,169 | 44 | 2.0 | 2,502 | 20 | 0.8 | |||
>= 65 | 1,453 | 91 | 6.3 | <0.001 | 562 | 44 | 7.8 | <0.001 | 891 | 47 | 5.3 | <0.001 | |
CURRENT SMOKING | No | 3,361 | 90 | 2.7 | 1,230 | 38 | 3.1 | 2,131 | 52 | 2.4 | |||
Yes | 959 | 44 | 4.6 | 0.002 | 642 | 39 | 6.1 | 0.003 | 317 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.380 | |
LDL/HDL RATIO | <3 | 1,781 | 43 | 2.4 | 572 | 21 | 3.7 | 1,209 | 22 | 1.8 | |||
> = 3 | 1,615 | 95 | 5.9 | <0.001 | 884 | 59 | 6.7 | 0.016 | 731 | 36 | 4.9 | <0.001 | |
SERUM TOTAL CHOLESTEROL (mg/dl) | <240 | 2,793 | 81 | 2.9 | 1,207 | 49 | 4.1 | 1,586 | 32 | 2.0 | |||
> = 240 | 1,513 | 67 | 4.4 | 0.008 | 597 | 35 | 5.9 | 0.091 | 916 | 32 | 3.5 | 0.022 | |
ARTERIAL PRESSURE (mmHg) | <140/90 | 2,818 | 81 | 2.9 | 1,161 | 45 | 3.9 | 1,657 | 36 | 2.2 | |||
> = 140/90 | 1,655 | 69 | 4.2 | 0.019 | 723 | 41 | 5.7 | 0.086 | 932 | 28 | 3.0 | 0.188 | |
GLUCOSE (mg/dl) | <126 | 3,940 | 118 | 3.0 | 1,635 | 73 | 4.5 | 2,305 | 45 | 2.0 | |||
> = 126 | 494 | 29 | 5.9 | 0.001 | 215 | 11 | 5.1 | 0.666 | 279 | 18 | 6.5 | <0.001 | |
BODY MASS INDEX | <25 | 857 | 15 | 1.8 | 327 | 8 | 2.4 | 530 | 7 | 1.3 | |||
> = 25 | 2,468 | 117 | 4.7 | <0.001 | 1,054 | 66 | 6.3 | 0.007 | 1,414 | 51 | 3.6 | 0.008 | |