Table 1 Baseline characteristics, by the healthcare facilities responsible for first diagnosing the cardiovascular disease according to ICD-code

Total cohort

1173

272

255

59

1759

Age

Age, mean (SD)

75.2 (10.6)

73.2 (9.5)

75.2 (9.4)

74.2 (10.1)

74.9 (10.3)

0.02

Sex

Women, n (%)

441 (38)

96 (35)

80 (31)

29 (49)

646 (37)

0.05

Men, n (%)

732 (62)

176 (65)

175 (69)

30 (51)

1113 (63)

Glucose levels

P-Glucose mmol/l, mean (SD)

9.5 (4.3)

8.8 (3.6)

8 (3.2)

8.6 (3.6)

9.2 (4.1)

< 0.001

P-Glucose < 8.5 mmol/mol

476 (48)

113 (53)

140 (66)

22 (60)

751 (52)

< 0.001

Missing P-Glucose

187 (16)

58 (21)

44 (17)

22 (37)

311 (18)

< 0.001

HbA1c, mean (SD)

57.3 (15.8)

57.1 (14.5)

53.4 (12.0)

53.1 (9.9)

56.4 (14.9)

0.01

HbA1c levels

<52 mmol/mol, n (%)

284 (42)

66 (37)

102 (53)

15 (54)

467 (44)

0.049

52–70 mmol/mol, n (%)

286 (43)

85 (48)

74 (38)

10 (36)

455 (43)

>70 mmol/mol, n (%)

101 (15)

28 (16)

17 (9)

3 (11)

149 (14)

Missing, n (%)

502 (43)

93 (34)

62 (24)

31 (53)

688 (39)

Cholesterol-levels

Total-Cholesterol mmol/mol, mean (SD)

4.6 (1.2)

4.5 (1.1)

4.2 (1.1)

4.8 (1.2)

4.5 (1.2)

< 0.001

Cholesterol < 4.5, n (%)

387 (48)

123 (55)

154 (64)

15 (38)

679 (52)

LDL-Cholesterol mmol/mol, mean (SD)

2.8 (2.1)

2.6 (1.0)

2.5 (1.0)

3 (1.0)

2.7 (1.0)

< 0.001

LDL-Cholesterol < 2.5 mmol/mol, n (%)

345 (43)

108 (49)

134 (57)

14 (35)

601 (46)

< 0.001

HDL-Cholesterol mmol/mol, mean (SD)

1.3 (0.4)

1.2 (0.4)

1.2 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

1.2 (0.4)

0.23

HDL-Cholesterol > 1.2 mmol/mol, n (%)

436 (56)

112 (52)

126 (57)

17 (44)

691 (55)

0.33

Triglycerides mmol/mol, mean (SD)

2 (1.3)

2.3 (1.7)

1.8 (0.9)

2.3 (1.3)

2.1 (1.3)

0.002

Renal function

eGFR, mean (SD)

58.7 (20.8)

62.8 (19.4)

64 (15.7)

57.2 (18)

59.9 (20)

< 0.001

eGFR > 60 ml/min, n (%)

574 (53)

148 (58)

138 (62)

53 (56)

913 (55)

0.01

eGFR 30–60 ml/min, n (%)

392 (36)

86 (34)

78 (35)

33 (35)

589 (36)

eGFR < 30 ml/min, n (%)

119 (11)

21 (8)

7 (3)

9 (10)

156 (9)

Troponin T, mean (SD)

299.5 (1007.7)

157.1 (752.8)

20.1 (21.7)

73.4 (191.8)

262.8 (941.2)

0.04

Number of Troponin T, n (%)

889 (76)

69 (25)

67 (26)

48 (81)

1073 (61)

Clinical findings

Heart rate, mean (SD)

76.3 (17.4)

76.1 (17.0)

72.4 (13.2)

77.5 (15.7

75.8 (16.8)

0.01

Blood pressure

Systolic mm Hg, mean (SD)

133.9 (20.3)

1325 (19.5)

136.7 (18.3)

134.3 (21.4)

134.1 (20)

0.11

Diastolic mm Hg, mean (SD)

75.4 (11.2)

73.9 (10.5)

75.8 (10.3)

73.8 (12.0)

75.2 (11.0)

0.13