Table 1 Demographic characteristics and distribution of major cardiovascular risk factors in the EPICARDIAN study population at baseline (year 1995).
Cardiovascular risk factors | Men n (%) n = 1592 | Women n (%) n = 2137 | Both n (%) n = 3729 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | 65-74 | 975 (61.2) | 1228 (57.4) | 2203 (59.0) |
75-84 | 487 (30.6) | 692 (32.4) | 1179 (31.7) | |
> = 85 | 130 (8.2) | 217 (10.2) | 347 (9.3) | |
Hypertension | 969 (60,8) | 1497 (70,0) | 2466 (66,1) | |
Hypercholesterolemia | 347 (21,8) | 709 (33,2) | 1056 (28,3) | |
Diabetes | 170 (10,7) | 254(11,9) | 424 (11,4) | |
Obesity | 302 (18,9) | 605 (28,3) | 907 (24,3) | |
Smoking | 340 (21,4) | 69 (3,2) | 409 (10,9) |