Table 3.
Baseline characteristics by tertiles of EVIDENT index score (Women (n = 937))
| TERTILE 1 <51.43 | TERTILE 2 (51.43 to 53.85) | TERTILE 3 >53.85 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or N (SD or %) | Mean or N (SD or %) | Mean or N (SD or %) | p value | |
| Age (years) | 48.8 ± 14.6 | 55.1 ± 13.5 | 57.6 ± 11.5 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 87 (29.4) | 112 (38.5) | 105 (35.8) | 0.058 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 22 (7.4) | 23 (7.9) | 27 (9.1) | 0.749 |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 94 (33.2) | 129 (45.3) | 134 (45.9) | 0.003 |
| Antihypertensive agents (n, %) | 61 (20.6) | 75 (25.8) | 78 (26.3) | 0.206 |
| Antidiabetic agents (n, %) | 11 (3.7) | 17 (5.8) | 21 (7.1) | 0.196 |
| Lipid-lowering agents (n, %) | 25 (8.4) | 42 (14.4) | 64 (21.5) | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 119.8 ± 16.9 | 122.2 ± 18.2 | 120.4 ± 17.0 | 0.226 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 74.9 ± 11.1 | 76.0 ± 10.3 | 75.7 ± 10.3 | 0.478 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 75.2 ± 11.4 | 72.1 ± 10.5 | 72.2 ± 10.4 | <0.001 |
| Insulinemia (mg/dL) | 8.10 ± 5.92 | 7.44 ± 6.02 | 7.72 ± 5.29 | 0.420 |
| Glycosilated haemoglobin (%) | 5.51 ± 0.72 | 5.64 ± 0.70 | 5.63 ± 0.72 | 0.058 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 90.8 ± 22.6 | 92.2 ± 18.8 | 93.0 ± 22.4 | 0.453 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 212.7 ± 38.9 | 221.3 ± 39.4 | 215.9 ± 35.9 | 0.025 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 102.4 ± 58.9 | 110.4 ± 90.8 | 113.4 ± 113.4 | 0.329 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 62.7 ± 16.6 | 64.1 ± 15.3 | 63.4 ± 14.7 | 0.555 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 129.5 ± 34.4 | 136.5 ± 35.8 | 132.3 ± 32.6 | 0.050 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 5.1 | 26.9 ± 5.2 | 26.3 ± 4.2 | 0.204 |
| Obesity (n, %) | 61 (20.6) | 65 (22.3) | 44 (14.9) | 0.058 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 88.7 ± 12.8 | 90.5 ± 11.5 | 89.6 ± 11.1 | 0.166 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Non smoker (n, %) | 146 (49.5) | 169 (58.1) | 186 (62.6) | <0.001 |
| Exsmoker (n, %) | 58 (19.7) | 67 (23.0) | 64 (21.6) | |
| Current smoker (n, %) | 91 (30.8) | 55 (18.9) | 47 (15.8) | |
| RCV (D’Agostino) | 7.1 ± 7.6 | 9.0 ± 9.9 | 8.5 ± 7.2 | 0.020 |
| PWV (m/s) (n = 263) | 6.98 ± 1.67 | 7.46 ± 1.73 | 7.12 ± 1.73 | 0.386 |
Categorical variables are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation
p: statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)
T Tertile, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, BMI Body mass index, CVR Cardiovascular risk, PWV Pulse wave velocity