Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants in CVD hospitalization and CVD death groups.
| Variables | CVD Hospitalization | CVD Death | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 1,873,341) | Yes (n = 163,686) | p Value | No (n = 2,005,393) | Yes (n = 31,634) | p Value | |
| Age, years | 62.8 ± 12.9 | 66.3 ± 13.4 | <0.0001 | 62.9 ± 12.9 | 75.9 ± 10.6 | <0.0001 |
| Sex | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Male | 966,057 (51.57) | 81,654 (49.88) | 1,030,193 (51.37) | 17,518 (55.38) | ||
| Female | 907,284 (48.43) | 82,032 (50.12) | 975,200 (48.63) | 14,116 (44.62) | ||
| Variance of BMI | −0.17 ± 8.69 | 0.12 ± 7.27 | <0.0001 | −0.16 ± 8.61 | 0.64 ± 6.85 | <0.0001 |
| Variance of Diastolic BP | 2.39 ± 13.72 | 1.57 ± 13.16 | <0.0001 | 2.31 ± 13.65 | 2.90 (15.26) | <0.0001 |
| Variance of Systolic BP | 1.11 ± 20.20 | 0.16 ± 19.63 | <0.0001 | 0.99 ± 20.09 | 4.04 (24.07) | <0.0001 |
| Variance of FBS | −6.82 ± 35.93 | −4.78 ± 37.63 | <0.0001 | −6.73 ± 35.87 | −1.83 (46.87) | <0.0001 |
| Variance of total cholesterol | 9.96 ± 56.37 | 5.83 ± 54.77 | <0.0001 | 9.61 ± 56.16 | 10.78 (61.97) | 0.0009 |
| Variance of income level | −82,776.98 ± 104,588.08 | −82,947.07 ± 105,521.46 | 0.5314 | −82,975.97 ± 104,855.49 | −71,041.90 ± 90,900.10 | <0.0001 |
| Variance of smoking | 1.32 ± 6.89 | 1.21 ± 6.66 | <0.0001 | 1.32 ± 6.87 | 0.91 ± 6.47 | <0.0001 |
| Variance of alcohol consumption | −25.86 ± 105.35 | −17.19 ± 98.33 | <0.0001 | −25.38 ± 105.15 | −11.87 ± 80.59 | <0.0001 |
| Variance of physical activity | −0.62 ± 3.01 | −0.42 ± 3.00 | <0.0001 | −0.61 ± 3.01 | 0.08 ± 2.80 | <0.0001 |
| Number of hospital visits within 2 years | 13.73 ± 15.22 | 10.11 (17.29) | <0.0001 | 13.34 ± 15.31 | 19.42 ± 20.67 | <0.0001 |
| Number of prescriptions within 2 years | 462.48 ± 343.64 | 290.77 ± 346.72 | <0.0001 | 449.01 ± 347.20 | 427.84 ± 335.88 | <0.0001 |
| Hospitalization period within 2 years, days | 25.90 ± 69.61 | 32.22 ± 90.66 | <0.0001 | 24.81 ± 66.54 | 127.71 ± 196.46 | <0.0001 |
| Statin | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 1,156,157 (61.72) | 117,151 (71.57) | 1,248,568 (62.26) | 24,740 (78.21) | ||
| Yes | 717,184 (38.28) | 46,535 (28.43) | 756,825 (37.74) | 6,894 (21.79) | ||
| Diabetes | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 1,244,737 (66.44) | 92,650 (56.60) | 1,321,387 (65.89) | 16,000 (50.58) | ||
| Yes | 628,604 (33.56) | 71,036 (43.40) | 684,006 (34.11) | 15,634 (49.42) | ||
| MI | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 1,857,062 (99.13) | 160,155 (97.84) | 1,988,626 (99.16) | 28,592(90.38) | ||
| Yes | 16,279 (0.87) | 3,531 (2.16) | 16,767 (0.84) | 3,043(9.62) | ||
| Stroke | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 1,798,818 (96.02) | 143,190 (87.48) | 1,921,488 (95.82) | 20,520 (64.87) | ||
| yes | 74,523 (3.98) | 20,496 (12.52) | 83,905 (4.18) | 11,114 (35.13) | ||
BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, CVD: cardiovascular disease, FBS: fasting blood sugar, MI: myocardial infarction.