Table 2.

Baseline characteristics and observed events in individuals in the Copenhagen General Population Study

	Age 40–75 years
Characteristics	All	Men	Women
Individuals, n	44 889	19 383	25 506
Age, years	56(48–64)	56(48–64)	56(48–64)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	138(125–152)	140(130–155)	135(122–150)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	5.7(5.1–6.5)	5.7(5.1–6.4)	5.8(5.1–6.5)
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L	1.6(1.3–2.0)	1.4(1.1–1.7)	1.8(1.4–2.1)
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L	3.3(2.8–4.0)	3.4(2.8–4.0)	3.3(2.7–3.9)
Current smokers, %	22	23	21
US-PCE 10-year any ASCVD risk, %	5.3(1.9–12.3)	9.4(4.2–17.5)	3.1(1.1–7.7)
European-SCORE 10-year fatal ASCVD risk, %	1.6(0.5–4.2)	2.7(1.0–6.0)	0.9(0.2–2.9)
US-PCE-defined any ASCVD events, n	2217	1205	1012
European-SCORE-defined fatal ASCVD events, n	199	126	73

Continuous values are shown as median (interquartile range).

PCE, pooled cohort equations; SCORE,  Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.