Research Article
Layperson-Oriented versus Clinical-Based Models for Assessing 10-Year Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease: National FINRISK Study
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of participants according to incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) at the end of followup.
| | Men | Women | | Not CHD | CHD | Not CHD | CHD |
| | No. of participants (%) | 13684 (92.4) | 1131 (7.6) | 16056 (96.6) | 561 (3.4) | | Age, year | 43 (11.1) | 51 (9.0) | 43 (11.3) | 55 (8.0) | | Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.5 (3.8) | 27.7 (4.0) | 25.7 (4.8) | 28.7 (5.3) | | Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 138 (17.4) | 149 (19.1) | 132 (19.7) | 153 (22.4) | | Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, | 84 (11.8) | 90 (11.7) | 79 (11.3) | 87 (11.5) | | HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.25 (1.28) | 1.15 (1.31) | 1.52 (1.22) | 1.36 (1.28) | | Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.65 (1.22) | 6.39 (1.20) | 5.50 (1.22) | 6.57 (1.21) | | Current smoker, % | 35.0 | 43.9 | 20.2 | 20.5 | | History of hypertension, % | 13.4 | 23.3 | 12.9 | 37.1 | | History of diabetes, % | 1.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 7.1 | | Parent(s) with myocardial infarction, % | 23.8 | 28.5 | 25.4 | 34.0 | | Incapable of walking 500 meters, % | 1.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 8.0 | | Years of education in tertiles, % | | | | | | Low | 30.8 | 36.5 | 31.0 | 34.6 | | Middle | 33.4 | 36.2 | 32.9 | 35.8 | | High | 35.8 | 27.3 | 36.1 | 29.6 |
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Data are mean (SD) or percentage.
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