Characteristic | Values |
---|---|
Age (average years [range]) | 68.6 (35–92) |
Smoking (n [%]) | Â |
   Current | 593 (37.8) |
   Ex | 908 (57.9) |
   Never | 67 (4.3) |
Previous history (n [%])* | Â |
   Myocardial infarction | 332 (21.2) |
   Stroke | 194 (12.4) |
   Stable angina | 382 (24.4) |
Blood pressure, mmHg (mean [SD]) | Â |
   Systolic | 147.5 (21.7) |
   Diastolic | 77.1 (11.5) |
†Diabetes (n [%]) | 268 (17.1) |
‡Antiplatelet medication (n [%]) | 1027 (65.5) |
Fibrinogen, g/l (mean [SD]) | 3.37 (0.60) |
Total cholesterol, mmol/l (mean [SD]) | 5.64 (0.93) |
LDL-cholesterol, mmol/l (mean [SD]) | 3.40 (0.86) |
HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l (mean [SD]) | 1.19 (0.36) |
Triglycerides, mmol/l (mean [SD]) | 2.40 (1.23) |