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. 2012 Nov 30;12:434. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-434

Table 2.

Characteristics of the population at baseline (most recent values, up to 3 years prior to index date) by prevalent and incident cohort

  Prevalent(n=4315) Incident(n=381)  
Demographics
n
(%)
n
(%)
Total N
 Age
20-59 years
777
(18.01%)
98
(25.72%)
875
60-64
415
(9.62%)
28
(7.35%)
443
65-69
512
(11.87%)
39
(10.24%)
551
70-74
607
(14.07%)
60
(15.75%)
667
75-79
735
(17.03%)
57
(14.96%)
792
80-84
630
(14.60%)
59
(15.49%)
689
85 years and over
639
(14.81%)
40
(10.50%)
679
 Gender
male
2061
(47.76%)
223
(58.53%)
2284
female
2254
(52.24%)
158
(41.47%)
2412
 Race
white
4074
(94.41%)
365
(95.80%)
4539
non-white
241
(5.59%)
16
(4.20%)
257
Clinical findings and measurements
 BMI (kg/m2)
<25
1034
(23.96%)
83
(21.78%)
1117
25-34
2331
(54.02%)
219
(57.48%)
2550
>=35
950
(22.02%)
79
(20.73%)
1029
 Smoking Status
current smoker
418
(9.69%)
38
(9.97%)
456
never or former smoker
3897
(90.31%)
343
(90.03%)
4240
 Systolic blood pressure (mm/hg)
<120
1267
(29.36%)
126
(33.07%)
1393
120-140
1637
(37.94%)
149
(39.11%)
1786
>140
1411
(32.70%)
106
(27.82%)
1517
 Hemoglobin
<11gm/dl
466
(10.80%)
42
(11.02%)
508
>= 11gm/dl
3849
(89.20%)
339
(88.98%)
4188
 Renal function* (ml/min/1.73m2)
>=60
2389
(55.37%)
261
(68.50%)
2650
45-60
972
(22.53%)
64
(16.80%)
1036
30-45
671
(15.55%)
35
(9.19%)
706
<30
283
(6.56%)
21
(5.51%)
304
 Ejection fraction on echocardiogram(%)
>65
353
(8.18%)
18
(4.72%)
371
51-65
2331
(54.02%)
169
(44.36%)
2500
41-50
533
(12.35%)
60
(15.75%)
593
31-40
488
(11.31%)
62
(16.27%)
550
21-30
417
(9.66%)
55
(14.44%)
472
1-20
193
(4.47%)
17
(4.46%)
210
 Posterior wall thickness on echocardiogram (mm)
<11
1763
(40.86%)
154
(40.42%)
1917
>=11
2552
(59.14%)
227
(59.58%)
2779
Comorbid diagnoses
 Atrial fibrillation
yes
1603
(37.15%)
123
(32.28%)
1726
no
2712
(62.85%)
258
(67.72%)
2970
 Aortic valvular disease
yes
1354
(31.38%)
141
(37.01%)
1495
no
2961
(68.62%)
240
(62.99%)
3201
 Coronary artery disease
yes
2224
(51.54%)
178
(46.72%)
2402
no
2091
(48.46%)
203
(53.28%)
2294
 Chronic lung disease
yes
2002
(46.40%)
141
(37.01%)
2143
no
2313
(53.60%)
240
(62.99%)
2553
 Depression
yes
961
(22.27%)
81
(21.26%)
1042
no
3354
(77.73%)
300
(78.74%)
3654
 Diabetes
yes
1480
(34.30%)
102
(26.77%)
1582
no
2835
(65.70%)
279
(73.23%)
3114
 Hypothyroidism
yes
726
(16.83%)
47
(12.34%)
773
no
3589
(83.17%)
334
(87.66%)
3923
 Hyperlipidemia
yes
2010
(46.58%)
181
(47.51%)
2191
no
2305
(53.42%)
200
(52.49%)
2505
 Peripheral vascular disease
yes
703
(16.29%)
49
(12.86%)
752
no
3612
(83.71%)
332
(87.14%)
3944
 Stroke
yes
474
(10.98%)
37
(9.71%)
511
no
3841
(89.02%)
344
(90.29%)
4185
 Transient ischemic attack
yes
298
(6.91%)
23
(6.04%)
321
no 4017 (93.09%) 358 (93.96%) 4375