Genetic cohort characteristics
| n | 17 937 |
| Sex, male (%) | 8091 (45.1) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 61.4 (15.7) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 10 098 (62.4) |
| Ischaemic heart disease, n (%) | 5128 (39.7) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 3049 (26.3) |
| Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 2671 (17.6) |
| Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) | 1042 (7.5) |
| Other venous embolism and thrombosis, n (%) | 1076 (8.3) |
| Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 8572 (52.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 3895 (24.7) |
| Chronic renal failure, n (%) | 2323 (16.7) |
| Obesity, n (%) | 2775 (17.6) |