Age group 1 (n = 592) | Age group 2 (n = 622) | Age group 3 (n = 433) | Age group 4 (n = 337) | p value | |
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Age (years) | 61 (0.8) | 66 (0.8) | 71 (0.9) | 76 (0.8) | NA |
Current smoker (n) | 88 (18.3) | 68 (14.4) | 56 (17.1) | 20 (10.5) | 0.062 |
Self-reported comorbidity (n) | |||||
Stroke | 16 (3.3) | 20 (4.2) | 28 (8.5) | 23 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
Myocardial infarction | 11 (2.3) | 13 (2.7) | 5 (1.5) | 9 (4.7) | 0.194 |
Diabetes mellitus | 32 (6.6) | 45 (9.5) | 27 (8.2) | 12 (6.3) | 0.278 |
Hypertension | 139 (28.8) | 196 (41.4) | 160 (48.8) | 109 (57.4) | < 0.001 |
Atrial fibrillation | 10 (2.1) | 14 (3.0) | 13 (4.0) | 10 (5.3) | 0.151 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 20 (4.2) | 29 (6.1) | 25 (7.6) | 16 (8.4) | 0.136 |
Self-reported family predisposition (n) | |||||
Stroke | 141 (29.3) | 126 (26.6) | 92 (28.1) | 49 (25.8) | 0.406 |
Myocardial infarction | 153 (31.7) | 173 (36.5) | 107 (32.6) | 55 (29.0) | 0.392 |
Diabetes mellitus | 97 (20.1) | 103 (21.7) | 83 (25.3) | 36 (19.0) | 0.529 |
Hypertension | 252 (52.3) | 233 (49.2) | 169 (51.5) | 79 (41.6) | 0.329 |
Peripheral arterial disease | 96 (19.9) | 80 (16.9) | 63 (19.2) | 38 (20.0) | 0.688 |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm | 16 (3.3) | 24 (5.1) | 12 (3.7) | 5 (2.6) | 0.570 |