Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the populations by cardiovascular health metrics
| Baseline characteristics | Total | Cardiovascular health (CVH) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Intermediate | Ideal | |||
| N | 26,354 | 5886 | 15,180 | 5288 | |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 56.5 (8.07) | 57.8 (7.49) | 57.1 (7.94) | 53.5 (8.27) | <0.001 |
| Gender, no. (%) | |||||
| Female | 14,152 (53.7) | 2744 (46.6) | 7908 (52.1) | 3500 (66.2) | <0.001 |
| Male | 12,202 (46.3) | 3142 (53.4) | 7272 (47.9) | 1788 (33.8) | |
| Deprivation index, mean (SD) | −1.15 (2.91) | −0.88 (3.01) | −1.23 (2.89) | −1.23 (2.84) | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity, no. (%) | |||||
| White | 24,772 (94.0) | 5591 (95.0) | 14,264 (94.0) | 4917 (93.0) | <0.001 |
| Others | 1582 (6.00) | 295 (5.01) | 916 (6.03) | 371 (7.02) | |
| Education level, No. (%) | |||||
| College/university | 9922 (37.7) | 1690 (28.7) | 5699 (37.5) | 2533 (47.9) | <0.001 |
| Others | 16,432 (62.4) | 4196 (71.3) | 9481 (62.5) | 2755 (52.1) | |
| Alcohol drinking status, no. (%) | |||||
| Never | 1019 (3.87) | 203 (3.45) | 578 (3.81) | 238 (4.50) | 0.014 |
| Ex/current | 25,320 (96.1) | 5679 (96.6) | 14,593 (96.2) | 5048 (95.5) | |
| CRP, mean (SD), mg/L | 2.47 (4.21) | 3.35 (4.55) | 2.37 (3.94) | 1.78 (4.40) | <0.001 |
| History of Diabetes, no. (%) | |||||
| No | 24,725 (93.8) | 4956 (84.2) | 14,532 (95.7) | 5237 (99.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1629 (6.18) | 930 (15.8) | 648 (4.27) | 51 (0.96) | |
| History of cardiovascular diseases, no. (%) | |||||
| No | 24,884 (96.1) | 5405 (94.5) | 14,353 (96.2) | 5126 (97.6) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1011 (3.90) | 316 (5.52) | 567 (3.80) | 128 (2.44) | |
SD standard deviation, CVH cardiovascular health, CRP c-reactive protein