Characteristic | Men | Women | P |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 1718) | (n = 2204) | ||
Age, years | 68.7 ± 7.1 | 69.5 ± 7.4 | 0.002 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.5 ± 3.5 | 23.8 ± 3.7 | 0.006 |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 137.4 ± 19.9 | 138.2 ± 19.7 | 0.23 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 80.3 ± 10.9 | 78.7 ± 10.5 | <0.0001 |
Pulse rate, beats/min | 74.6 ± 12.0 | 77.4 ± 11.7 | <0.0001 |
Serum total cholesterol, mmol/l | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | <0.0001 |
Serum triglycerides, mmol/l | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | <0.0001 |
Serum creatinine, μmol/l | 90.5 ± 31.3 | 86.0 ± 27.5 | <0.0001 |
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/l | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 1.3 | <0.0001 |
Current smoking, n (%) | 909 (52.9) | 48 (2.2) | <0.0001 |
Alcohol intake, n (%) | 627 (36.5) | 30 (1.4) | <0.0001 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 1031 (60.0) | 1313 (59.6) | 0.78 |
Use of antihypertensive drugs, n (%) | 685 (39.9) | 908 (41.2) | 0.40 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 116 (6.8) | 183 (8.3) | 0.07 |
Antidiabetic treatment, n (%) | 61 (3.6) | 91 (4.1) | 0.35 |
History of cardiovascular disease | Â | Â | Â |
 Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 10 (0.6) | 6 (0.3) | 0.13 |
 Valvular heart disease, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0.26 |
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 34 (2.0) | 36 (1.6) | 0.42 |
CHADS2 score ≥1 point, n (%) | 1191 (69.3) | 1531 (69.5) | 0.92 |