CHADS₂ Scores in the Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the patients with Cushing’s syndrome from 2002 to 2009 in Taiwan (𝑛=551).

Variables	Study population
	𝑛 (%)
Total	551 (100)
Mean age, years (±SD)	48±20
CHADS2 score
Mean ± SD	0.96±1.17
0	271 (49.2)
1	121 (22.0)
2	100 (18.1)
≧3	59 (10.7)
Gender
Male	177 (32.1)
Female	374 (67.9)
Hyperlipidemia	126 (22.9)
Chronic kidney disease	26 (4.7)
Coronary artery disease	42 (7.6)
Atrial fibrillation	5 (0.9)
Socioeconomic status
Low	227 (50.3)
Moderate	195 (35.4)
High	79 (14.3)