Characteristics | N (%) of men | N (%) of women |
---|---|---|
Patients | 14 175 (0.48) | 15 141 (0.52) |
Total person-years | 55 606 | 64 856 |
CVD event | 461 (0.03) | 321 (0.02) |
Median age (IQR) | 58 (49–68) | 61 (52–71) |
Median total cholesterol in mmol/L (IQR) | 5.3 (4.6–6.0) | 5.5 (4.8–6.3) |
Median HDL cholesterol in mmol/L (IQR) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
Median total cholesterol/HDL ratio (IQR) | 4.2 (3.4–5.0) | 3.6 (2.9–4.4) |
Median systolic blood pressure in mmol/L (IQR) | 140 (128–150) | 140 (126–150) |
Median body mass index in kg/m2 (IQR)* | 26.3 (23.3–30.0) | 26.4 (22.5–31.1) |
Body mass index missing | 12 554 (0.89) | 13 339 (0.88) |
Median AST/ALT ratio (IQR) | 0.8 (0.7–1.1) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) |
On blood pressure treatment | 3070 (0.22) | 3559 (0.24) |
Smoking | 3222 (0.23) | 3066 (0.20) |
Diabetes | 2678 (0.19) | 2305 (0.15) |
Chronic kidney disease | 124 (0.009) | 84 (0.006) |
Atrial fibrillation | 386 (0.03) | 315 (0.02) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 118 (0.008) | 296 (0.02) |
Family history of premature CHD <60 years | 719 (0.05) | 771 (0.05) |
Ethnicity* | ||
Caucasian | 5522 (0.39) | 6493 (0.43) |
Non-Caucasian | 1368 (0.10) | 1382 (0.09) |
Missing | 7285 (0.51) | 7266 (0.48) |
Townsend quintiles | ||
1st—least deprived | 2739 (0.19) | 2499 (0.17) |
2nd | 2085 (0.15) | 2046 (0.14) |
3rd | 1679 (0.12) | 1875 (0.12) |
4th | 1622 (0.11) | 1837 (0.12) |
5th—most deprived | 940 (0.06) | 1149 (0.08) |
Missing | 5120 (0.36) | 5735 (0.38) |
*Variable contains missing values.
Values are number and proportions unless otherwise stated.
ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; CRPD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.