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. 2014 Jul 31;47(4):216–229. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2014.47.4.216
Variables Total population (n=25 519) 5-Year interval
Relative change (difference, %) p for trend1
1994-1999 (n=8539) 2000-2005 (n=9729) 2006-2010 (n=7251)
Total population
 Framingham risk score 7.0 (3.3) 7.4 (3.2) 7.1 (3.3) 6.5 (3.2) -0.9 < 0.001
 10-Year CVD risk (%) 11.0 (7.0,18.0) 11.0 (8.0,18.0) 11.0 (7.0,18.0) 11.0 (7.0,14.0) 0 < 0.001
 Age (y) 66.5 (12.1) 65.5 (11.8) 66.9 (12.1) 67.2 (12.3) 1.7 < 0.001
 Male gender 18 068 (71.0) 6041 (71.0) 6861 (71.0) 5166 (71.0) 0 0.52
 SBP (mmHg) 128.8 (22.1) 136.8 (21.9) 131.2 (22.4) 121.9 (19.7) -14.9 < 0.001
 DBP (mmHg) 70.2 (13.4) 75.6 (12.5) 70.6 (13.4) 67.1 (13.0) -8.5 < 0.001
 Hypertension 17 785 (72.0) 5095 (61.0) 6982 (75.0) 5708 (82.0) 21 < 0.001
 LDL (mg/dL) 104.3 (38.5) 119.7 (37.5) 101.6 (36.5) 94.0 (37.8) -25.7 < 0.001
 TC (mg/dL) 177.4 (45.8) 194.1 (45.0) 174.9 (42.1) 165.8 (46.9) -28.3 < 0.001
 HDL (mg/dL) 43.6 (12.8) 42.5 (12.3) 44.2 (12.6) 43.7 (13.4) 1.2 < 0.001
 DM 6564 (26.0) 1891 (22.0) 2574 (27.0) 2099 (29.0) 7 < 0.001
 Current smoker 4527 (18.0) 1582 (19.0) 1650 (17.0) 1295 (18.0) -1 0.22
 Ever smoker 16 088 (63.0) 5431 (64.0) 6134 (63.0) 4523 (62.0) -2 0.11
Men
 Framingham risk score 6.3 (2.6) 6.5 (2.5) 6.4 (2.7) 6.0 (2.5) -0.5 < 0.001
 10-Year CVD risk (%) 11.0 (9.0,18.0) 14 (9.0,18.0) 11. (9.0,18.0) 11.0 (7.0,18.0) -3 < 0.001
 Age (y) 65.3 (11.8) 64.2 (11.5) 65.6 (11.8) 66.0 (12.0) 1.8 < 0.001
 SBP (mmHg) 128.2 (21.4) 135.4 (21.2) 130.6 (21.9) 121.7 (19.1) -13.7 < 0.001
 DBP (mmHg) 71.3 (13.0) 76.3 (12.3) 71.4 (13.1) 68.6 (12.6) -7.7 < 0.001
 Hypertension 12 078 (69.0) 3355 (57.0) 4733 (73.0) 3990 (80.0) 23 < 0.001
 LDL (mg/dL) 103.2 (37.4) 118.4 (35.6) 100.7 (35.8) 92.4 (36.6) -26 < 0.001
 TC (mg/dL) 174.0 (44.8) 190.3 (43.5) 171.6 (40.8) 162.1 (46.5) -28.2 < 0.001
 HDL (mg/dL) 41.4 (11.4) 40.5 (10.8) 42.0 (11.2) 41.4 (12.0) 0.9 < 0.001
 DM 4319 (24.0) 1163 (19.0) 1723 (25.0) 1433 (28.0) 9 < 0.001
 Current smoker 3324 (18.0) 1170 (19.0) 1206 (18.0) 948 (18.0) -1 0.14
 Ever smoker 12 542 (69.0) 4286 (71.0) 4750 (69.0) 3506 (68.0) -3 < 0.001
Women
 Framingham risk score 8.9 (4.0) 9.6 (3.6) 8.9 (4.0) 8.0 (4.2) -1.6 < 0.001
 10-Year CVD risk (%) 9.0 (7.0,15.0) 9.0 (8.0,15.0) 9.0 (6.0,15.0) 8.0 (5.0,13.0) -1 < 0.001
 Age (y) 69.5 (12.2) 68.7 (11.7) 69.9 (12.4) 70.0 (12.7) 1.3 < 0.001
 SBP (mmHg) 130.3 (23.6) 140.6 (23.5) 132.6 (23.6) 122.6 (21.1) -18 < 0.001
 DBP (mmHg) 67.5 (14.0) 73.7 (13.0) 68.4 (13.8) 63.3 (13.5) -10.4 < 0.001
 Hypertension 5707 (79.0) 1,740 (71.0) 2249 (82.0) 1718 (85.0) 14 < 0.001
 LDL (mg/dL) 107.1 (41.1) 123.3 (41.9) 103.8 (38.0) 97.9 (40.4) -25.4 < 0.001
 TC (mg/dL) 186.2 (47.2) 204.7 (47.3) 182.9 (44.1) 175.0 (46.7) -29.7 < 0.001
 HDL (mg/dL) 49.2 (14.4) 47.8 (14.2) 49.8 (14.1) 49.6 (14.8) 1.8 < 0.001
 DM 2245 (30.0) 728 (29.0) 851 (30.0) 666 (32.0) 3 0.04
 Current smoker 1203 (16.0) 412 (16.0) 444 (15.0) 347 (17.0) 1 0.95
 Ever smoker 3546 (48.0) 1145 (46.0) 1384 (48.0) 1017 (49.0) 3 0.042

Values are presented as mean±SD, number of patients (%), or median (quartiles 1, 3).

CVD, cardiovascular disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein; DM, diabetic mellitus.

1

A linear regression analysis was used to assess the trend for continuous variables, and the Cochran-Armitage trend test was used for the comparison of proportions.