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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Shadow of diabetes over cardiovascular disease: comparative quantification of population-attributable all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

 

Women

Men

Total

Observations (n)

4 762

4 033

8 795

Age (year)

33.24 (18.23)

33.34 (19.97)

33.29 (19.01)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

114.62 (19.41)

115.88 (18.32)

115.17 (18.95)

Total cholesterol (mmol.l-1)

5.2 (1.26)

4.95 (1.13)

5.09 (1.21)

High-density lipoprotein Cholesterol (mmol.l-1)

1.16 (0.28)

1.04 (0.26)

1.11 (0.28)

Antihypertensive drug (users vs. non-users)

978 (0.21)

466 (0.12)

1 444 (0.16)

Current Smoking (smokers vs. non-smokers)

185 (0.04)

1 151 (0.30)

1 336 (0.15)

History of cardiovascular disease (yes vs. no)

373 (0.9)

542 (0.11)

915 (0.10)

Diabetes (yes vs. no)

631 (0.16)

818 (0.18)

1 449 (0.17)

Cardiovascular mortality (per 1000 person-year)

1.5 (1.1-1.9)

4.0 (3.4-4.8)

2.6 (2.3-3.0)

All-cause mortality (per 1000 person-year)

3.6 (3.1-403)

7.8 (6.9-8.8)

5.5 (5.0-6.1)