Research Article
Layperson-Oriented versus Clinical-Based Models for Assessing 10-Year Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease: National FINRISK Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study cohorts by survey years.
| | Cohort | | 1982 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2002 |
| | No of participants (Men%) | 8036 (48.8) | 4720 (48.0) | 5298 (46.7) | 6437 (47.0) | 6941 (45.0) | | Age, year | 43 (11.1) | 42 (11.1) | 43 (11.3) | 44 (11.3) | 44 (11.5) | | Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.9 (4.2) | 26.1 (4.3) | 26.0 (4.4) | 26.3 (4.5) | 26.6 (4.6) | | Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 140 (19.6) | 138 (19.2) | 135 (19.2) | 133 (18.5) | 133 (18.7) | | Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, | 84 (12.1) | 84 (11.6) | 81 (12.0) | 82 (11.3) | 78 (11.5) | | HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.31 (1.29) | 1.41 (1.29) | 1.36 (1.28) | 1.37 (1.30) | 1.46 (1.31) | | Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.92 (1.23) | 5.81 (1.23) | 5.50 (1.22) | 5.38 (1.21) | 5.44 (1.21) | | Years of education | 9.4 (3.6) | 10.3 (3.7) | 11.4 (3.8) | 12.0 (3.8) | 12.8 (3.7) | | Current smoker, % | 28.8 | 26.7 | 28.0 | 25.4 | 28.1 | | History of hypertension, % | 12.0 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 16.1 | | History of diabetes, % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | | Parent(s) with myocardial infarction, % | 29.1 | 30.3 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 21.4 | | Incapable of walking 500 meters, % | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | | Maximum follow-up years | 26.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 6.0 | | No. of CHD events (%) | 945 (11.8) | 349 (7.4) | 205 (3.9) | 141 (2.2) | 52 (0.7) |
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Data are mean (SD) or as noted.
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