Table 1.

ASCVD is defined based on events, diagnoses and procedures associated with atherosclerosis in arteries of the heart, head and neck and the periphery

Group	Events	Diagnoses	Procedures
CAD	MI; unstable angina	CHD; stable angina pectoris	Coronary artery revascularisation; coronary artery bypass grafting
CeVD	Ischaemic stroke; transient ischaemic attack	Carotid artery stenosis; carotid atherosclerosis	Carotid endarterectomy
PAD	Peripheral artery thrombosis	Aortic atherosclerosis; intermittent claudication	Peripheral artery angioplasty

Events, diagnoses and procedures mentioned are examples, the list is not exhaustive. A complete list of terms used to define history of ASCVD in the present study is shown in online supplemental table 1.

ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; CeVD, cerebrovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; PAD, peripheral artery disease.