Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics of Surviving and Deceased Patients in the Follow-up Cohort
| Characteristic | Survivors (N = 721) |
Deceased (N = 90) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD)‡ | 60.5 (12.5) | 69.5 (11.6) |
| Mean body mass index (SD) | 29.4 (6.0) | 28.8 (6.6) |
| Family history of CAD/MI (%) | 374 (52.0) | 40 (44.4) |
| Prior myocardial infarction(%)‡ | 176 (24.5) | 40 (44.4) |
| Prior revascularization (%)‡ | 241 (33.5) | 47 (52.2) |
| Congestive heart failure (%)‡ | 28 (3.9) | 13 (14.4) |
| Hypertension (%)* | 423 (58.8) | 63 (70.0) |
| Diabetes Mellitus (%)‡ | 150 (20.9) | 43 (47.8) |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 419 (58.3) | 57 (63.3) |
| College graduate (%) | 185 (25.9) | 19 (21.6) |
| Smoking < 30 days ago (%)* | 249 (34.7) | 18 (20.0) |
| Alcohol frequency > 1/month (%)‡ | 348 (55.8) | 19 (24.4) |
Continuous variables are shown as mean (SD); categorical variables are number (%)