| Cardiovascular event‡ | No cardiovascular event |
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| (n = 196) | (n = 4,072) |
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Age, years | 60.5* | 57.1 |
Male (%) | 59.3* | 39.9 |
Current smoking (%) | 40.1* | 22.1 |
Former smoking (%) | 31.0 | 34.3 |
Hyperlipidemia (%)† | 55.1* | 46.4 |
Hypertension (%)† | 62.8* | 39.3 |
CRP above 3 mg/L (%) | 33.0* | 22.4 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 12.5* | 4.6 |
Educational level | | |
8 years or less | 59.8* | 46.7 |
9 to 12 years | 30.7 | 34.2 |
13 years or more | 8.6* | 18.9 |
- * P-values are given for the difference in risk factor levels between those with and those without a cardiovascular event; *p < 0.05.
- † Hyperlipidemia is defined as use of medication against hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia (total-cholesterol > 6.5 mmol/L) and/or hypertriglyceridemia defined as triglycerides > 2.3 mmol/L; Hypertension was defined as systolic bloodpressure of 160 mm Hg or more, a diastolic bloodpressure of 90 mm Hg or more, or self-reported use of antihypertensive medication.
- ‡ A cardiovascular event was defined as first coronary event or first stroke, whichever came first.