Table 1.

Characteristics (in percentages) of the cohort population with and without prior diagnosis of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and chronic kidney disease.

Socio-Demographic and Clinical Variables	Hypertension		Cardiovascular Disease		Cerebrovascular Disease		Chronic Kidney Disease
	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Population, number	353,461	71,323	393,779	31,005	419,136	5648	414,883	9901
Sex
Female	50.5	44.1	50.3	37.5	49.6	36.8	49.6	38.7
Male	49.5	55.9	49.7	62.5	50.4	63.2	50.4	61.3
Age, years
25–49	57.7	9.2	51.7	22.6	50.1	8.2	50.5	10.9
50–64	29.3	35.1	30.3	29.0	30.3	29.3	30.4	22.4
65–79	13.0	55.7	18.0	48.3	19.6	62.4	19.1	66.7
Country of origin
Spain	79.6	90.3	80.7	90.9	81.3	92.0	81.2	92.7
Other	20.4	9.7	19.3	9.1	18.7	8.0	18.8	7.3
Municipality population
>100,000	31.8	32.4	31.8	33.6	31.9	33.6	31.8	34.1
5000–100,000	34.8	32.4	34.5	33.3	34.5	31.6	34.5	31.4
<5000	33.4	35.1	33.7	33.1	33.7	34.9	33.7	34.6
Annual taxable income level (€)
None/dependent	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.2	5.9	5.7	5.9	5.6
<18,000	53.4	51.0	53.3	49.0	52.9	54.7	53.0	52.3
18,000–100,000	40.0	42.9	40.2	45.1	40.5	39.0	40.5	41.6
>100,000	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.4
Primary healthcare visits in prior 12 months
0	22.4	8.0	20.9	8.6	20.2	5.0	20.3	5.5
1–4	43.0	34.9	42.2	34.2	41.8	29.5	41.9	28.9
5–9	19.9	27.3	20.7	26.1	21.0	27.2	21.0	27.9
>9	14.7	29.8	16.2	31.0	17.0	38.3	16.8	37.7
Hospitalization in prior 12 months	4.8	9.0	4.9	12.7	5.3	18.3	5.3	14.1
Smoking status
Current smoker	11.7	29.0	13.9	23.3	14.4	25.7	14.3	28.5
Former smoker	3.7	11.4	4.5	11.6	4.9	13.4	4.8	12.1
Never smoker	17.5	20.6	17.9	20.4	18.0	22.9	18.0	18.6
Unknown	67.1	39.1	63.8	44.7	62.7	37.9	62.9	40.8
Hypertension	0	100.0	15.0	38.9	16.3	53.9	15.8	58.2
Hypertension-related conditions
Cardiovascular disease	5.4	16.9	0	100.0	7.1	25.3	6.8	26.9
Cerebrovascular disease	0.7	4.3	1.1	4.6	0	100.0	1.2	6.3
Chronic kidney disease	1.2	8.1	1.8	8.6	2.2	11.0	0	100.0
Any other major chronic condition	16.0	39.3	18.6	36.6	19.6	42.6	19.3	46.7