Table 4.
Descriptive Characteristics and Estimated Regression Coefficients – Current and Published* Study
| Risk Factor | Descriptive characteristics | Estimated regression coefficients β (SE) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current study n=3120 |
Published study n=4764 |
Current study n=3120 |
Published study n=4764 |
|
| Age, years | 58.4 (9.7) | 60.9 (9.9) | 0.0596 (0.0991) | 0.1505 (0.0577) |
| Squared age | 0.0003 (0.0008) | −0.0004(0.0004) | ||
| Male sex, % | 46 | 45 | 0.4559 (1.1256) | 1.9941(0.3933) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.9 (5.2) | 26.3 (4.3) | 0.0264 (0.0144) | 0.0193 (0.0111) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 128 (19) | 136 (21) | 0.0025 (0.0039) | 0.0062 (0.0023) |
| Hypertension treatment, % | 27 | 24 | 0.5109 (0.1506) | 0.4241 (0.1010) |
| PR Interval, ms | 163 (24) | 164 (23) | 0.0005 (0.0277) | 0.0071 (0.0017) |
| Presence of heart murmur, % | 3 | 3 | 5.1308 (2.4362) | 3.7959 (1.3353) |
| Presence of congestive heart failure, % | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2246 (5.0354) | 9.4283 (2.2698) |
| Male sex* age | 0.003 (0.0168) | −0.0003 (0.00008) | ||
| Heart murmur* age | −0.0697 (0.0362) | −0.0424 (0.019) | ||
| Congestive heart failure* age | 0.0112 (0.0710) | −0.1231 (0.0335) | ||
*
Schnabel et al. The Lancet 2009;373:739-45.
Values are presented as mean (SD) or precentages