Parental history and risk factor status by CHD mortality
| Death from CHD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=373) | No (n=8029) | p Value | |
| Numbers are mean (SE) unless stated otherwise. | |||
| BP, blood pressure; CHD, coronary heart disease. | |||
| Parental history of CHD % (n) | |||
| Neither parent | 87.4 (326) | 92.9 (7461) | <0.001 |
| Either parent | 12.6 (47) | 7.1 (568) | <0.001 |
| Father only | 9.7 (35) | 5.6 (444) | 0.001 |
| Mother only | 2.7 (9) | 1.5 (115) | 0.092 |
| Both | 0.9 (3) | 0.1 (9) | <0.001 |
| Risk factor status | |||
| Age (years) | 22.2 (0.2) | 20.5 (0) | <0.001 |
| Number of cigarettes per day % (n) | |||
| None | 50.4 (188) | 67.2 (5395) | |
| 1–10 | 30.6 (114) | 24.8 (1988) | |
| 11–20 | 18.0 (67) | 7.6 (613) | |
| Greater than 20 | 1.1 (4) | 0.4 (33) | <0.001 |
| Father’s social class % (n) | |||
| I | 13.7 (51) | 20.3 (1632) | |
| II | 37.3 (139) | 35.8 (2875) | |
| III | 40.0 (149) | 36.6 (2938) | |
| IV | 6.4 (24) | 5.8 (469) | |
| V | 2.7 (10) | 1.4 (115) | 0.011 |
| Height (cm) | 174.0 (0.3) | 174.8 (0.1) | 0.017 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.9 (0.1) | 21.6 (0) | 0.010 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 134.7 (0.7) | 130.8 (0.2) | <0.001 |