Table 2 Age-standardized means of risk factors, SCORE values, and prevalence of risk factors in women

Mean systolic BP, mmHg

142.3 (22.7)

142.5 (25.2)

137.7*, *** (22.6)

139.8*, **, *** (23.0)

<0.001

Mean BMI, kg/m²

30.4 (5.24)

29.0*(5.25)

29.3*(5.82)

28.7*, *** (5.91)

<0.001

Mean total cholesterol, mmol/L

6.42 (1.21)

6.21*(1.33)

6.04*, *** (1.38)

5.68*, **, *** (1.16)

<0.001

Mean LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

4.35 (1.10)

4.26 (1.24)

3.82*, *** (1.34)

3.46*, **, *** (1.06)

<0.001

Mean HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.45 (0.46)

1.44 (0.43)

1.55*, *** (0.39)

1.54*, ** (0.39)

<0.001

Mean triglycerides, mmol/L

1.34 (0.64)

1.27 (0.70)

1.51*, *** (0.84)

1.59*, **, *** (0.83)

<0.001

Mean SCORE^a value, %

1.45 (1.88)

1.34 (1.73)

1.35 (1.79)

1.66*, **, *** (1.91)

<0.001

P from chi squared

Arterial hypertension, %

59.1

59.5

50.0*, ***

58.9***

<0.001

Regular smoking, %

2.6

3.2

9.0*, ***

15.7*, **, ***

<0.001

Total cholesterol ≥5.0 mmol/L, %

89.8

83.5*

77.0*, ***

72.2*, **, ***

<0.001

LDL cholesterol ≥3.0 mmol/L, %

89.4

86.9

71.5*, ***

65.4*, **, ***

<0.001

HDL cholesterol <1.2 mmol/L, %

30.5

30.7

17.1*, ***

18.2*, ***

<0.001

Triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/L, %

21.0

19.8

29.0*, ***

37.2*, **, ***

<0.001

Normal weight, BMI <25.0 kg/ m², %

14.4

24.3*

24.2*

29.1*, **, ***

Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m², %

35.2

38.5

34.7

35.1

<0.001

Obesity, BMI ≥30.0 kg/m², %

50.4

37.2*

41.1*

35.8*, ***

 0 %

32.0

33.4

34.9

28.6***

0.008

 1–4 %

60.6

59.7

58.8

62.7

 5–9 %

6.4

6.3

5.7

8.1

 ≥10 %

0.9

0.7

0.6

0.6