Table 3.
Baseline characteristics in subjects stratified by cardiovascular risk category and disease: newly defined high-risk patients
| Stroke | ACS | CHD | PAD | DM | AAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 17,410) | (n = 2479) | (n = 29,434) | (n = 55,767) | (n = 52,416) | (n = 4624) | |
| Mean age, years (±SD) | 65.22 ± 8.76 | 65.71 ± 8.8 | 63.61 ± 8.51 | 63.21 ± 8.41 | 61.92 ± 8.3 | 65.74 ± 8.18 |
| Male, n (%) | 8623 (49.53) | 1683 (67.89) | 15,547 (52.82) | 26,576 (47.66) | 27,417 (52.31) | 2907 (62.87) |
| Mean BMI, kg/m2 (±SD) | 24.2 ± 2.96 | 24.47 ± 3.01 | 24.42 ± 3 | 24.25 ± 2.95 | 24.41 ± 3 | 24.21 ± 2.81 |
| Mean waist circumference, cm (±SD) | 82.99 ± 8.31 | 84.94 ± 8 | 83.44 ± 8.28 | 82.73 ± 8.29 | 83.09 ± 8.33 | 83.72 ± 8.07 |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||||
| non-smoker | 11,835 (68.66) | 1294 (52.84) | 19,085 (65.55) | 38,415 (69.63) | 33,675 (64.96) | 2636 (57.57) |
| former smoker | 3015 (17.49) | 536 (21.89) | 5679 (19.5) | 9508 (17.23) | 10,006 (19.3) | 1133 (24.74) |
| current smoker | 2387 (13.85) | 619 (25.28) | 4353 (14.95) | 7249 (13.14) | 8162 (15.74) | 810 (17.69) |
| DM, n (%) | 8393 (48.21) | 1274 (51.39) | 13,860 (47.09) | 24,589 (44.09) | 0 (0.00) | 2650 (57.31) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 10,910 (62.67) | 1708 (68.90) | 18,210 (61.87) | 32,098 (57.59) | 26,890 (51.30) | 3300 (71.37) |
| Mean systolic BP, mmHg (±SD) | 127.83 ± 15.67 | 129.22 ± 15.25 | 127.53 ± 15.42 | 126.89 ± 15.48 | 127.13 ± 15.46 | 128.4 ± 15.15 |
| Mean diastolic BP, mmHg (±SD) | 78.18 ± 10.04 | 78.41 ± 9.85 | 78.26 ± 10.03 | 77.86 ± 9.96 | 78.48 ± 10.06 | 77.78 ± 9.84 |
| Mean total cholesterol, mg/dL (±SD) | 199.09 ± 39 | 202.64 ± 43.09 | 199.54 ± 38.93 | 199.22 ± 38.59 | 203.88 ± 39.46 | 195.52 ± 40.2 |
| Mean triglycerides, mg/dL (±SD) | 140.53 ± 82.41 | 153.91 ± 88.65 | 141.5 ± 84.77 | 138.95 ± 83.78 | 146.67 ± 91.49 | 139.7 ± 80.57 |
| Mean HDL-C level, mg/dL (±SD) | 53.49 ± 23.68 | 50.51 ± 18.84 | 53.69 ± 24.23 | 54.42 ± 24.76 | 54.15 ± 22.38 | 52.06 ± 16.44 |
| Mean LDL-C level, mg/dL (±SD) | 118.37 ± 37.42 | 121.51 ± 39.64 | 118.52 ± 37.17 | 117.99 ± 37 | 121.2 ± 37.28 | 115.85 ± 37.4 |
| Mean fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL (±SD) | 103.58 ± 28.42 | 107.9 ± 33.18 | 103.76 ± 27.51 | 103.15 ± 27.36 | 106.94 ± 30.32 | 106.46 ± 29.8 |
* Variables from the health screening program were included missing data. Missing rates (%) for variables are 0.01 for BMI, 0.03 for waist circumference, 0.72 for Smoking, 0.02 for systolic BP, 0.02 for diastolic BP, 0.000 for total cholesterol, 0.09 for triglycerides, 0.002 for HDL-C level, 0.000 for LDL-C, and 0.001 for fasting plasma glucose
AAD atherosclerotic artery disease, ACS acute coronary syndrome, CHD coronary heart disease, DM diabetes mellitus, PAD peripheral artery disease