Table 1. Sex-specific mean values (SD) and prevalence of selected cardiovascular risk characteristics among 2350 men and 4163 women aged 40–69 years.
| Men | Women | P value | ||
| n = 2350 | n = 4163 | |||
| Age (years) | 57.5 (8.2) | 55.6 (8.3) | <0.001 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.9 (3.0) | 23.3 (3.3) | <0.001 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
135.1 (17.6) | 130.7 (18.9) | <0.001 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
83.3 (10.9) | 78.7 (10.8) | <0.001 | |
| Antihypertensive use (%) | 19.2 | 16.5 | 0.005 | |
| Hypertension (%)a | 51.1 | 37.6 | <0.001 | |
| Diabetes mellitus (%)b | 9.1 | 4.1 | <0.001 | |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%)c | 34.5 | 50.5 | 0.28 | |
| Alcohol consumption (%) | ||||
| never | 19.6 | 78.5 |  |
<0.001 |
| ex-drinker | 7.3 | 4.0 | ||
| <23 g ethanol per day | 22.6 | 15.1 | ||
| ≥23 g ethanol per day | 50.6 | 2.4 | ||
| Cigarette smoking (%) | ||||
| never | 17.0 | 90.5 |  |
<0.001 |
| ex-smoker | 35.4 | 3.3 | ||
| <20 cigarettes per day | 13.2 | 4.4 | ||
| ≥20 cigarettes per day | 34.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Menopause (%) | — | 69.1 | — |
aHypertension was defined as blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg or current treatment.
bDiabetes mellitus was defined as fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dl, non-fasting blood glucose ≥200 mg/dl, or current treatment.
cHypercholesterolemia was defined as total cholesterol ≥220 mg/dl or current treatment.