Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and vascular risk factors in the TRACE-VCI study.
| Patients (N=861) |
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| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Female, n (%) | 399 (46.3) | ||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 67.7 (8.5) | ||
| Level of education (Verhage scale range 1-7)a (N=856), median (IQR) | 5 (4-6) | ||
| Vascular risk factors, n (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 729 (84.7) | ||
| Medical history/use of medication | 499 (68.4) | ||
| Newly diagnosed hypertension (>140/90mmHg) (N=834) | 230 (31.6) | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 386 (44.8) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 169 (19.6) | ||
| Medical history/ use of medication | 146 (86.4) | ||
| Newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (N=834) | 23 (13.6) | ||
| Current smoker (N=853) | 173 (20.1) | ||
| Obesity (BMI ≥30) (N=848) | 176 (20.4) | ||
| History of reported vascular events, n (%) | |||
| History of reported stroke | 78 (9.1) | ||
| History of reported vascular events other than stroke | 86 (10.0) | ||
| History of ischemic heart diseaseb | 60 (69.8) | ||
| History of carotid artery stenting | 4 (4.7) | ||
| History of peripheral arterial diseasec | 31 (36.0) | ||
aVerhage scale: (1) <6 years of primary education, (2) finished 6 years of primary education, (3) 6 years primary education and <2 years of low level secondary education, (4) 4 years of low level secondary education, (5) 4 years of average level secondary education, (6) 5 years of high level secondary education, (7) university degree [17].
bMyocardial infarction, surgery or endovascular treatment for coronary artery disease [16].
cAny arterial occlusion or surgical intervention of a peripheral artery (eg, abdominal or leg artery).