Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population (n = 1483)

Variable a	%
Age groups
< 40 years	30.3
41–60 years	51.0
> 60 years	18.8
Female gender	43.2
High education (≥ 12 school years)	46.4
History of diabetes	4.2
History of hypertension	29.0
History of myocardial infarction	2.0
Current smoker	21.8
Hyperlipidemia	31.2
Family history of stroke or myocardial infarction	52.0
Low physical activity	43.8

^a All variables are self-reported