Research Article
Contribution of Individual Risk Factor Changes to Reductions in Population Absolute Cardiovascular Risk
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of sample population.
| | Characteristic | Category | (%) |
| | Gender | Female | 68 (11.3%) | | Male | 533 (88.7%) | | Ethnic group | White | 581 (96.7%) | | Other | 20 (3.3%) | | Socioeconomic statusa | Deprived | 288 (48%) | | Intermediate | 195 (32%) | | More affluent | 118 (20%) |
| | Measure | | Mean (SD) |
| | Age (years) | | 63.7 (6.4) | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | 145 (16.7) | | Total/HDL cholesterol ratio | | 4.8 (1.1) | | Weight (kg) | | 83.6 (14.1) | | Body mass index (kgm−2) | | 28 (4.5) |
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Based on the English Indices of deprivation 2010.
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