Patient's characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors at interview: EUROASPIRE III
| Men | Women | p Value† | |
| N (%) | 6698 (74.7) | 2268 (25.3) | |
| Age at interview, mean (SD) | 62.2 (9.6) | 65.8 (9.0) | <0.0001 |
| Index event | <0.0001 | ||
| CABG (%) | 20.4 | 17.2 | |
| PTCA (%) | 43.5 | 35.4 | |
| AMI (%) | 19.1 | 20.6 | |
| Ischaemia (%) | 17.0 | 26.8 | |
| Education level | <0.0001 | ||
| Years of school (median) | 12.0 | 11.0 | |
| Primary | 22.5 | 33.5 | |
| Secondary | 39.6 | 37.0 | |
| Intermediate | 17.6 | 17.8 | |
| Higher | 20.2 | 11.8 | |
| Current smokers (%) | 19.3 | 11.0 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.6 (4.2) | 29.8 (5.2) | <0.0001 |
| Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2) (%) | 32.1 | 44.7 | <0.0001 |
| Waist (cm), mean (SD) | 100.8 (11.7) | 95.8 (13.6) | <0.0001 |
| Central obesity (waist≥102/88 cm in men/women (%) | 45.6 | 73.5 | <0.0001 |
| SBP (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 139.5 (20.2) | 142.5 (22.2) | 0.0001 |
| DBP (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 82.7 (11.7) | 82.9 (12.0) | 0.02 |
| Pulse pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 56.8 (14.7) | 59.6 (16.8) | 0.001 |
| Raised BP (BP≥140/90 mm Hg) (%) | 49.0 | 54.5 | 0.001 |
| Raised blood pressure (%)* | 80.3 | 87.9 | <0.0001 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.7 (0.9) | 3.0 (1.1) | <0.0001 |
| Raised LDL (≥2.5 mmol/l) (%) | 52.4 | 61.1 | <0.0001 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l), mean (SD) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) | <0.0001 |
| Fasting triglycerides (mmol/l), mean (range) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | 1.4 (1.0–1.9) | 0.44 |
| Glycaemia (mmol/l), mean (SD) | 7.0 (2.1) | 7.21 (2.7) | 0.02 |
| Self reported diabetes (%) | 22.6 | 30.4 | <0.0001 |
| Glycaemia ≥7 mmol/l) (%) | 28.2 | 29.7 | 0.55 |
| Total diabetes (%) | 33.6 | 38.4 | 0.009‡ |
| HbA1c in diabetic subjects (%), mean (SD) | 7.1 (1.4) | 7.6 (1.7) | <0.0001 |
| HbA1c ≥6.5% in diabetic subjects (%) | 61.4 | 74.1 | <0.0001 |
| HbA1c ≥7% in diabetic subjects (%) | 46.1 | 60.1 | <0.0001 |
Total diabetes: known and/or raised glycaemia.
HbA1C was measured in patients with known diabetes only.
↵* BP≥140/90 or BP≥130/80 mm Hg for diabetic patients or treatment for known HTA.
↵† Significance between sexes adjusted for age and centre.
↵‡ Significance of the gender-by-age interaction adjusted for centre.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction, BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; SBP, systolic blood pressure.