Table 1. Characteristics.
| Characteristics | Total (N = 12040) | Male (N = 6860) | Female (N = 5180) |
| Age (years) | 61.7±12.5 | 60.9±13.0 | 62.8±11.9* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.3±3.5 | 24.4±3.4 | 24.1±3.7* |
| Diabetes (%) | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.6 |
| Hypertension (%) | 51.9 | 52.1 | 51.6 |
| Smoking (%) Never/former/current | 67.9/9.9/22.2 | 46.8/16.5/36.6 | 95.8/1.1/3.1* |
| CAD (%) | 37.5 | 41.0 | 32.9* |
| Stroke/TIA (%) | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.0 |
| Peripheral artery disease (%) | 31.2 | 30.9 | 31.7 |
| Chronic kidney disease (%) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Aortic abdominal aneurysms (%) | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Family history of premature CAD (%) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| PCI | 22.3 | 25.3 | 18.3* |
| CABG | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 135.1±18.2 | 134.9±18.0 | 135.3±18.4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.7±12.4 | 83.0±12.3 | 82.1±12.4* |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 199.9±58.7 | 194.7±59.0 | 206.9±57.5* |
| LDL- C (mg/dl) | 128.3±46.3 | 124.7±44.9 | 133.2±47.7* |
| HDL- C (mg/dl) | 49.5±26.9 | 47.7±27.5 | 51.8±25.9* |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 194.6±133.5 | 196.2±140.7 | 192.5±123.2 |
*
P<0.0001 for comparison between female and male.
BMI: body mass index; TIA: transient ischemic attack; CAD: coronary artery disease; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.