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. 2017 Mar 20;6(3):e005254. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005254

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics According to Self‐Reported Family History of CHD and GRS50 Categories

Family History GRS50 Score
No (N=14 807) Yes (N=8788) Low (N=4719) Intermediate (N=14 157) High (N=4719)
Age, y 57.8 (7.7) 58.4 (7.7) 58.2 (7.8) 58.0 (7.7) 57.9 (7.7)
Men, n (%) 5963 (40.3) 3010 (34.3) 1829 (38.8) 5342 (37.7) 1802 (38.2)
Body mass index, kg/m2 25.7 (4.0) 25.8 (4.0) 25.7 (4.0) 25.7 (4.0) 25.8 (4.0)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 140.5 (20.2) 142.1 (20.0) 140.8 (20.1) 141.0 (20.1) 141.8 (20.1)
Use of antihypertensives, n (%) 2307 (15.6) 1746 (19.9) 825 (17.5) 2417 (17.1) 811 (17.2)
Apolipoprotein A‐I, g/L 1.569 (0.281) 1.574 (0.279) 1.573 (0.279) 1.571 (0.283) 1.565 (0.275)
Apolipoprotein B, g/L 1.059 (0.259) 1.086 (0.262) 1.051 (0.260) 1.068 (0.261) 1.089 (0.259)
Prevalent diabetes mellitus, n (%) 566 (3.8) 364 (4.1) 178 (3.8) 575 (4.1) 177 (3.8)
Current smoker, n (%) 4268 (28.8) 2354 (26.8) 1316 (27.9) 3999 (28.2) 1307 (27.7)
Self‐reported family history of CHD, n (%) 0 (0.0) 8788 (100.0) 1552 (32.9) 5314 (37.5) 1922 (40.7)
GRS50 −0.045 (0.99) 0.075 (1.00) −1.37 (0.42) −0.02 (0.46) 1.43 (0.50)
Incident CHD event, n (%) 1215 (8.2) 998 (11.4) 318 (6.7) 1303 (9.2) 592 (12.5)
Median (mean) Follow‐up 13.87 (14.45) 13.65 (14.37) 14.47 (13.97) 14.41 (13.80) 14.39 (13.56)
Incidence rate from CHD per 100 000 person‐years 591.8 832.1 482.3 667.1 925.2

Data are presented as mean (SD) unless indicated. CHD indicates coronary heart disease; GRS50, 50‐variant genetic risk score.