| Population characteristics |
n=373 |
| Age, years |
51.5±10.3 |
| Female sex |
338 (90.6) |
| Smoking |
93 (24.9) |
| Dyslipidaemia |
61 (16.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus |
12 (3.2) |
| Hypertension |
119 (31.9) |
| Cardiovascular disease in family |
70 (18.8) |
| Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) |
58 (15.5) |
| Previous ACS |
25 (6.7) |
| Previous SCAD |
9 (2.4) |
| Stroke – TIA |
8 (2.1) |
| Previous extra coronary artery dissection |
4 (1.1) |
| History of migraine |
89/322 (27.6) |
| History of inflammatory/systemic disease |
7 (1.9) |
| No cardiovascular risk factor |
83 (22.2) |
| <2 cardiovascular risk factors |
204 (54.7) |
| Peripartum |
14/338 (4.4) |
| Contraception |
62/205 (30.2) |
| Oral contraceptive |
39/205 (19) |
| Intrauterine device |
23/205 (7.5) |
| Post menopause |
168/331 (50.7) |
| Hormone replacement therapy |
27/151 (17.9) |
| No pregnancy or birth |
23/323 (7.1) |
| <3 pregnancies |
168/323 (52) |
| ≥3 pregnancies |
132/323 (40.9) |
| ≥4 pregnancies |
63/323 (19.5) |
| Assisted reproduction technique |
18/327 (5.5) |
| Data are shown as mean±SD or n (%). ACS: acute coronary syndrome; BMI: body mass index; SCAD: spontaneous coronary artery dissection; TIA: transient ischaemic attack |
