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COMPARISON OF BASELINE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT EVENTS
| No Events (n=531) | Events (n=157) | p Value | |
| Age (yr) | 49±11 | 56±8 | <0.001 |
| Gender: males | 71% | 29% | <0.001 |
| females | 89% | 11% | |
| Smoking: yes | 70% | 30% | 0.002 |
| no | 82% | 18% | |
| Diabetes: yes | 34 (65%) | 18 (35%) | 0.04 |
| no | 497 (78%) | 139 (22%) | |
| Previous CVD: yes | 40% | 60% | <0.001 |
| no | 80% | 20% | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2 | 26.8±4.4 | 26.4±3.9 | NS |
| Fasting cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.8±1.3 | 6.3±1.1 | <0.001 |
| CVD=cardiovascular disease; NS=not significant | |||
