TABLE 1.
Comparison of characteristic features of the studied populations across the Framingham risk score classifications.
| Variable | Groups | Total | Framingham risk score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low risk (<10%) | Intermediate risk (10–19%) | High risk (≥20%) | p‐valuea | |||
| (n = 10,030) | (n = 8784) | (n = 973) | (n = 273) | |||
| Age (years) | 48.6 ± 9.6 | 46.9 ± 8.6 | 60.0 ± 5.8 | 64.0 ± 7.0 | .000 | |
| Gender | Male | 4522 (45.1%) | 3805 (43.3%) | 536 (55.1%) | 181 (66.3%) | <.001 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 25.6 ± 4.9 | 25.6 ± 4.9 | 26.2 ± 4.6 | 26.6 ± 4.5 | <.001 | |
| Socioeconomic status (Assert index) | −0.01 ± 2.12 | 0.03 ± 2.13 | −0.18 ± 2.01 | −0.52 ± 1.77 | <.001 | |
| Physical activity (MET) | 41.5 ± 11.3 | 41.7 ± 11.3 | 40.1 ± 10.9 | 39.2 ± 12.2 | <.001 | |
| Marital status | Single | 363 (3.6%) | 356 (4.1%) | 5 (0.5%) | 2 (0.7%) | <.001 |
| Married | 8929 (89.0%) | 7824 (89.1%) | 864 (88.8%) | 241 (88.3%) | ||
| Widow | 636 (6.3%) | 507 (5.8%) | 100 (10.3%) | 29 (10.6%) | ||
| Divorced | 102 (1.0%) | 97 (1.1%) | 4 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | ||
| Education | No education | 4602 (45.4%) | 3690 (42.0%) | 703 (72.3%) | 209 (76.6%) | <.001 |
| Primary school | 4605 (45.4%) | 4305 (49.0%) | 241 (24.8%) | 59 (21.6%) | ||
| Secondary school | 800 (7.9%) | 766 (8.7%) | 29 (3.0%) | 5 (1.8%) | ||
| University | 23 (0.2%) | 23 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Diabetes | 1238 (12.3%) | 763 (8.7%) | 327 (33.6%) | 148 (54.2%) | <.001 | |
| Cardiac disease | 1091 (10.9%) | 798 (9.1%) | 224 (23.0%) | 69 (25.3%) | <.001 | |
| Alcohol | 473 (4.7%) | 441 (5.0%) | 21 (2.2%) | 11 (4.0%) | <.001 | |
| Opium consumption | 2089 (20.8%) | 1828 (20.8%) | 197 (20.2%) | 64 (23.4%) | .513 | |
| Smoking | 548 (5.5%) | 390 (4.4%) | 106 (10.9%) | 52 (19.0%) | <.001 | |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 185.1 ± 39.2 | 183 ± 38 | 198 ± 45 | 202 ± 52 | <.001 | |
| High‐density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 131.9 ± 82.5 | 130 ± 80 | 145 ± 88 | 153 ± 122 | <.001 | |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 111.4 ± 18.4 | 108 ± 15 | 133 ± 19 | 111 ± 18 | .000 | |
a
The quantitative variables were reported as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD). The qualitative variables were reported as frequency (percent).