Table 1 Study population: patients with first myocardial infarction without prior atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Gender, %

–

63

37

Age, year

68.0 (14.1)

65.4 (13.2)

72.3 (14.4)

Smoking, %

38

42

32

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.1 (1.2)

5.0 (1.1)

5.3 (1.4)

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

3.2 (1.1)

3.2 (1.0)

3.2 (1.2)

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.3 (0.4)

1.2 (0.4)

1.5 (0.5)

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.6 (1.2)

1.6 (1.3)

1.5 (1.0)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

138 (20.5)

138 (19.9)

138 (21.5)

Hypertension, %

65

61

72

Statin, %

16

15

18

Diabetes, %

14

13

16

SCORE (mean)^a, %

3.9 (3.2)

4.6 (3.4)

2.8 (2.1)