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. 2014 Mar 1;172(1):88–95. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.065

Table 1.

Selected baseline characteristics of study participants, by history of IHD, stroke and either or both.

All (n = 512 891)
History of IHD (n = 15 472)
History of stroke (n = 8884)
History of either or both (n = 23 129)
No. No. (%)a No. (%)a No. (%)a
Age (years)
 < 50 230 553 1510 (0.6) 798 (0.4) 2277 (1.0)
 50–59 157 556 4502 (3.0) 2690 (1.8) 6938 (4.6)
 60–69 91 771 6416 (7.0) 3664 (4.0) 9481 (10.4)
 70–79 33 011 3044 (8.6) 1732 (4.6) 4433 (12.5)
 Mean (SD) 61.4 (8.7) 61.5 (8.4) 61.2 (8.6)
Gender
 Male 210 222 5714 (2.5) 4912 (2.2) 10 069 (4.5)
 Female 302 669 9758 (3.4) 3972 (1.4) 13 060 (4.5)
Region
 Rural 286 705 4963 (2.8) 3615 (1.2) 8347 (3.8)
 Urban 226 186 10 509 (3.3) 5269 (2.4) 14 782 (5.3)
 Education
 No formal school 95 221 2399 (2.3) 1518 (1.7) 3758 (3.7)
 Primary school 165 216 4958 (2.9) 3053 (1.8) 7689 (4.5)
 Middle school 144 913 3804 (3.2) 2322 (1.8) 5783 (4.7)
 High school 77 527 2645 (3.7) 1292 (1.6) 3712 (5.0)
 College/university 30 014 1666 (3.9) 699 (1.3) 2187 (4.9)
Household income (Yuan/year)
 < 4999 50 203 1232 (2.6) 1133 (2.0) 2272 (4.4)
 5000–9999 94 629 2263 (2.8) 1505 (1.9) 3630 (4.5)
 10 000–19 999 149 013 5099 (3.0) 2937 (1.8) 7625 (4.5)
 20 000–34 999 126 721 4101 (3.1) 2026 (1.6) 5781 (4.5)
 35 000 + 92 325 2777 (3.4) 1283 (1.5) 3821 (4.7)
Cigarette smoking
 Never 317 614 10 079 (3.1) 4458 (1.7) 13 845 (4.5)
 Ex 30 563 1901 (4.4) 1612 (2.9) 3274 (7.1)
 Current 164 714 3492 (2.7) 2814 (1.6) 6010 (4.0)
Alcohol drinking
 Never 235 199 7853 (3.4) 4024 (2.2) 11 270 (5.4)
 Ex 9256 647 (6.6) 754 (6.3) 1317 (13.1)
 Current 268 436 6972 (2.5) 4106 (1.2) 10 542 (3.5)
SBP (mm Hg)
 < 120 163 260 3046 (2.5) 1065 (0.9) 3950 (3.2)
 120–139 201 619 5578 (3.1) 2851 (1.6) 8050 (4.5)
 140–159 96 713 4185 (3.5) 2731 (2.4) 6517 (5.6)
 160 + 51 299 2663 (3.7) 2237 (3.5) 4612 (6.8)
 Mean (SD) 140.0 (22.6) 145.5 (23.6) 141.2 (23.1)
BMI (kg/m2)
 < 22.0 168 547 3000 (2.0) 1901 (1.2) 4720 (3.1)
 22.0–24.9 175 414 4660 (2.9) 2953 (1.8) 7240 (4.4)
 25.0–26.9 85 856 3255 (3.6) 1853 (2.1) 4846 (5.4)
 27 + 83 074 4557 (4.6) 2177 (2.4) 6323 (6.7)
 Mean (SD) 25.1 (3.7) 24.7 (3.4) 24.9 (3.6)
Self-reported hypertension 59 703 6749 (8.6) 5212 (7.6) 11 141 (15.7)
Self-reported diabetes 16 162 2053 (6.9) 1107 (4.0) 2849 (10.3)
Self-rated poor health status 53 105 4297 (8.4) 3300 (6.2) 7028 (14.1)
Short of breath during walking 30 351 3341 (10.8) 1274 (3.9) 4305 (14.1)
a

Adjusted for age, gender, region and education except when the variable is in question.