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Baseline characteristics of patients
| Characteristic | No. |
|---|---|
| Demography | |
| Cases | 255 |
| Men | 200 (186 patients) |
| Women | 55 (50 patients) |
| Mean age (yr) | 71 |
| Vascular risk factors | |
| Coronary artery disease | 141 (55%) |
| Hypertension | 181 (70%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 93 (36%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 123 (48%) |
| Smoker | 129 (50%) |
| >79 years | 57 (22%) |
| >2 risk factors | 178 (69%) |
| >3 risk factors | 102 (40%) |
