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. 2016 Aug 16;6(8):e870. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.138

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study subjects and frequencies of 19 phenotypes.

Demographic characteristics and phenotypes Study subjects (n=7316)
Age, median (25th–75th percentiles) 72 (63–80)
Sex, male N (%) 3843 (53%)
   
Phenotypes, N (%)
 Metabolic/endocrine  
  Disorders of lipid metabolism 5468 (75%)
  Diabetes mellitus 3941 (46%)
  Thyroid disorders 1916 (26%)
   
Cardiovascular
  Essential hypertension 2564 (65%)
  Cardiac dysrhythmias 3509 (52%)
  Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease 2947 (40%)
  Peripheral visceral atherosclerosis 2907 (40%)
  Heart valve disorders 2519 (34%)
  Conduction disorders 1937 (26%)
  Occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries 1144 (16%)
  Aortic, peripheral and visceral artery aneurysms 1078 (15%)
  Congestive heart failure; nonhypertensive 848 (12%)
  Acute cerebrovascular disease 649 (8.9%)
  Peri-, endo- and myocarditis, cardiomyopathy 614 (8.4%)
  Aortic and peripheral arterial embolism or thrombosis 603 (8.2%)
  Acute myocardial infarction 520 (7.1%)
  Transient cerebral ischemia 485 (6.6%)
   
Neurological
  Headache including migraine 1810 (25%)
  Epilepsy; convulsions 711 (9.7%)