Table 1.
Characteristics of people included and excluded from analyses. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Framingham score | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full data (n=230) | Incomplete data (n=17) | ||
| Continuous variables | |||
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 68.1 (9.6) | 79.2 (9.8) | <0.001* |
| Mean (SD) body mass index | 27.9 (4.4) | 26.9 (3.0) | 0.26* |
| Mean baseline blood pressure (mm Hg): | |||
| Mean (SD) systolic | 160.5 (17.0) | 165.8 (23.4) | 0.37* |
| Mean (SD) diastolic | 86.1 (8.6) | 89.5 (8.6) | 0.13* |
| Dichotomous variables | |||
| Men | 107 (47) | 5 (29) | 0.17† |
| Diabetes | 18 (8) | 0 (0) | 0.62‡ |
| Pre-existing ischaemic heart disease or peripheral vascular disease | 47 (20) | 4 (24) | 0.76‡ |
| Smoker | 32 (14) | 4 (18) | 0.72‡ |
| Deaths (all causes) | 59 (26) | 6 (35) | 0.40‡ |
| Events or deaths | 100 (44) | 7 (41) | 1.00† |
*t test.
†χ2 test.
‡Fisher’s exact test.