|
Earlobe crease
|
Absence (n = 3829)
|
Presence (n = 806)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
History of
|
|
Any cardiovascular disease
|
244 (6.4)
|
122 (15.1)
|
<0.001
|
|
Coronary artery disease
|
92 (2.4)
|
60 (7.5)
|
<0.001
|
|
Angina pectoris
|
61 (1.6)
|
30 (3.7)
|
<0.001
|
|
Myocardial infarction
|
60 (1.6)
|
34 (4.2)
|
<0.001
|
|
Stroke
|
61 (1.6)
|
28 (3.5)
|
<0.001
|
|
Coronary artery bypass graft
|
33 (0.9)
|
22 (2.7)
|
<0.001
|
|
High cardiovascular disease risk
|
|
SCORE recalibrated
|
466 (12.2)
|
221 (27.5)
|
<0.001
|
|
Framingham 1998
|
355 (9.3)
|
161 (20.0)
|
<0.001
|
|
Framingham 1998 recalibrated
|
453 (11.8)
|
201 (24.9)
|
<0.001
|
- Results are expressed as number of participants (column %). Statistical analysis by chi-square. High cardiovascular disease risk is defined as a 10-year risk ≥5 % for SCORE and as a 10-year risk ≥20 % for Framingham
