Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample (N = 130).
| Age (years) | 68 ± 9 |
| Men (%) | 88% |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.3 ± 3.7 |
| Educational level (range 1–7)a | 5 (2, 6) |
| Smoking pack-yearsa | 19.8 (0.0, 43.4) |
| Alcohol use (%) | |
| 1–10 units/week | 43% |
| >11 units/week | 29% |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 139 ± 17 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79 ± 9 |
| Cholesterol, mmol/L | |
| LDL-C | 2.4 ± 0.8 |
| HDL-C | 1.3 ± 0.4 |
| Total | 4.4 ± 0.9 |
| Diabetes (%) | 19% |
| Carotid stenosis ≥50% | 10% |
| Carotid intima-media thickness (mm) | 0.85 ± 0.23 |
| Ankle–brachial index | 1.09 ± 0.18 |
| History of vascular disease (%)b | |
| Coronary heart disease | 82% |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 19% |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 19% |
| Abdominal aortic aneurysm | 2% |
| Medication use (%) | |
| Antihypertensive medication | 83% |
| Lipid-lowering medication | 90% |
| Antiplatelet medication | 89% |
| Oral anticoagulants | 10% |
Note: Values are presented as mean ± SD or frequencies (as %).
aMedian (10th, 90th percentile).
bComorbid disease is possible.