Table 1.
Characteristics of users of the Heart Age tool, per gender and for a subsample of users with complete valid values for TC, HDL-C, and SBP.
| Characteristics | Total sample (N=2,744,091) | Men (n=1,206,601) | Women (n=1,537,490) | Subsample (n=173,397) | |
| Demographics | |||||
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Age in yrs, mean (SD) | 42.9 (14.0) | 42.9 (14.3) | 42.9 (13.8) | 52.5 (12.0) |
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Male gender, n (%) | 1,206,601 (43.97) | 1,206,601 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 85,107 (49.08) |
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BMI (m/kg2), mean (SD)a | 25.9 (4.8) | 26.3 (4.3) | 25.6 (5.2) | 26.0 (4.3) |
| CVD risk estimate, mean (SD) | |||||
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Heart Age, yrsb | 46.9 (16.3) | 47.8 (16.2) | 46.2 (16.4) | 53.6 (15.3) |
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Heart Age minus age, yrsb | 4.0 (6.4) | 4.9 (5.9) | 3.3 (6.7) | 1.2 (8.5) |
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10-yr CVD risk, % | 7.15 (9.03) | 10.30 (11.26) | 4.69 (5.66) | 9.90 (9.59) |
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Total unhealthy CVD risk factors, n | 2.9 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.4) | 1.9 (1.4) |
| Risk factor prevalence, n (%) | |||||
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Current smoker | 641,338 (23.37) | 314,452 (26.06) | 326,886 (21.26) | 20,253 (11.68) |
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Overweight, BMI≥25a | 1,391,691 (50.74) | 693,071 (57.46) | 698,620 (45.46) | 91,721 (52.90) |
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Obese, BMI≥30a | 475,715 (17.34) | 201,322 (16.69) | 274,393 (17.86) | 26,525 (15.29) |
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Diabetic | 93,020 (3.39) | 49,577 (4.11) | 43,443 (2.83) | 12,448 (7.18) |
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High TC (≥240 mg/dL)c | 87,257 (14.11) | 35,624 (13.00) | 51,633 (15.00) | 23,432 (13.51) |
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Low HDL-C (≤40 mg/dL)d | 31,067 (16.25) | 20,616 (22.07) | 10,451 (10.68) | 27,881 (16.08) |
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High SBP (≥140 mmHg)e | 116,836 (7.97) | 60,506 (9.75) | 56,330 (6.66) | 13,716 (7.91) |
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Family history of CVD | 901,134 (32.84) | 352,185 (29.19) | 548,949 (35.70) | 76,919 (44.36) |
| Physiologic measures, mean (SD) | |||||
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TC (mg/dL)c | 195.9 (47.0) | 193.5 (44.0) | 197.7 (46.6) | 195.5 (44.6) |
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HDL-C (mg/dL)d | 58.5 (15.6) | 61.6 (16.4) | 62.5 (15.1) | 58.6 (15.6) |
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SBP (mmHg)e | 124.6 (14.4) | 127.1 (13.3) | 122.4 (14.6) | 126.1 (13.0) |
aUsers with valid BMI values (n=2,742,818 in total sample; 1,206,092 men and 1,536,726 women).
bHeart Age was calculated from different algorithms depending on available valid values of TC, HDL-C, and SBP.
cUsers with valid TC values (n=618,210 in total sample; 274,102 men and 344,108 women).
dUsers with valid HDL-C values (n=191,219 in total sample; 93,380 men and 97,839 women).
eUsers with valid SBP values (n=1,466,836 in total sample; 620,684 men and 846,152 women).