Table 1.
Sample characteristics of participants in those with and without subsequent incident CHD.
| CHD | No CHD | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 181 (3.4%) | 5111 (96.6%) | ||
| % women | 36 (19.9%) | 1463 (28.6%) | 0.01 | |
| Age | M (SD) | 59.4 (5.5) | 55.2 (5.9) | <0.0001 |
| % married | 141 (77.9%) | 3932 (76.9%) | 0.76 | |
| % university degree or higher | 58 (32.0%) | 1564 (30.6%) | 0.68 | |
| % high employment grade | 86 (47.5%) | 2234 (43.7%) | 0.31 | |
| % diabetes | 61 (33.7%) | 777 (15.2%) | <0.0001 | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | M (SD) | 6.1 (1.1) | 5.9 (1.0) | 0.06 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | M (SD) | 130.3 (19.1) | 122.2 (16.4) | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | M (SD) | 80.4 (12.2) | 77.3 (10.4) | 0.001 |
| % CVD medication | 48 (26.5%) | 633 (12.4%) | <0.0001 | |
| % smokers | 28 (15.5%) | 767 (15.0%) | 0.86 | |
| Units of alcohol consumed /week | M (SD) | 13.2 (16.3) | 13.8 (14.8) | 0.59 |
| % frequent fruit and vegetable consumption* | 140 (77.4%) | 3784 (74.0%) | 0.32 | |
| Hours of physical activity/week | M (SD) | 15.6 (14.7) | 12.9 (11.9) | 0.02 |
| Memory (Range 0–20) | M (SD) | 6.6 (2.6) | 6.9 (2.4) | 0.04 |
| AH4-I (Range 0–65) | M (SD) | 44.3 (12.9) | 47.1 (10.8) | 0.004 |
| Mill Hill (Range 0–33) | M (SD) | 24.5 (4.8) | 25.1 (4.4) | 0.05 |
| Phonemic fluency (Range 0–35) | M (SD) | 16.0 (4.4) | 17.0 (4.4) | 0.004 |
| Semantic fluency (Range 0–35) | M (SD) | 15.9 (4.2) | 16.6 (4.2) | 0.03 |
*
Denotes at least daily consumption of fruits and vegetables.
M: Mean; SD: Standard Deviation