Table 2.

Characteristics of included patients

	Established CVD (n = 200,534)	DM + target organ damage (n = 13,339)	FH (n = 41,594)	SCORE ≥ 5% (n = 48,067)
Age, years, mean (SD)	64 (11)	72 (10)	40 (20)	64 (8)
Men,  %	71	60	47	69
Statin,  %	89	43	35	99
Any lipid-lowering,  %	94	NA	81	88
Active smoking,  %	19	13	21	33
Hypertension,  %	76	93	16	72
DM  %	34	100	2	47
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)	28 (5)	30 (5)	24 (5)	29 (5)

Mean values are weighted by study size

CVD cardiovascular disease, DM diabetes mellitus, FH familial hypercholesterolaemia, SCORE Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation, NA data not available, BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation