Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
| Demographics | |
| Age, years | 65±9 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 771 (78) |
| Danish citizen, n (%) | 985 (100) |
| Risk factors | |
| Smoking, n (%)1 | |
| Habitual smoker | 212 (22) |
| Ex-smoker | 494 (50) |
| Non-smoker | 279 (28) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 142±20 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 83±12 |
| Family history of ischemic heart disease, n (%)2 | 384 (39) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.7±4.4 |
| Biochemistry | |
| P-Creatinine, µmol/L3 | 84.2 (82.8–85.6) |
| B-Platelet count, 109/L3 | 226 (222–230) |
| B-Hemoglobin, mmol/L | 8.8±0.8 |
| Hematocrit, % | 42.6±3.2 |
| Medical history, n (%) | |
| Coronary artery disease | 985 (100) |
| Myocardial infarction | 802 (81) |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 925 (94) |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 135 (14) |
| Stroke | 58 (6) |
| Diabetes | 259 (26) |
| Medication, n (%) | |
| Aspirin | 985 (100) |
| Statins | 895 (91) |
| β-blockers | 738 (75) |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors | 444 (45) |
| Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists | 156 (16) |
| Calcium antagonists | 215 (22) |
| Diuretics | 294 (30) |
| Proton pump inhibitors | 117 (12) |
Values are mean ± standard deviation or counts (%) unless otherwise stated. 1Self-reported history of smoking cigarette, pipe, or cigar. 2First-degree relatives with onset of ischemic heart disease before the age of 60 years. 3Logarithm transformed for analysis and back-transformed for presentation as geometric mean (95% confidence interval).
(n = 985).