Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population

Table 1

Study characteristics of men and women participating in the Vara-Skövde population survey 2001–2005.

	Men		Women
	𝑛=1400		𝑛=1416
	𝑚	(SD)	𝑚	(SD)
Age (years)	47.8	(11.8)	47.8	(11.7)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	124	(14.2)	119	(14.2)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	72	(9.5)	69	(9.6)
Serum cholesterol (mmol L^−1)	5.3	(1.0)	5.2	(1.0)
SCORE^a	1.6	(1.6)	0.5	(1.6)
SCORE-DM^b	1.9	(2.5)	0.8	(2.5)
	𝑛	(%)	𝑛	(%)
Daily smoking	216	(15)	289	(20)
Known diabetes^c	51	(5)	42	(4)
SCORE-HIGH^d	179	(13)	19	(1)
SCORE-DM-HIGH^e	200	(14)	52	(4)

^a SCORE: risk score according to the original model, with missing values for 6 men and 4 women.
^bSCORE-DM: risk score considering diabetes, with missing values for 7 men and 6 women.
^cSelf-reported doctors diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2).
^dSCORE-HIGH: 10-year risk of cardiovascular death ≥5 percent, with missing values for 6 men and 4 women.
^eSCORE-DM-HIGH: 10-year risk of cardiovascular death ≥5 percent considering diabetes, with missing values for 5 men and 3 women.