Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants, Rose Angina Questionnaire completed, N=28 974

CharacteristicsNo angina (n=27 949) Angina (n=1025)P value*
Probable (n=276)Definite (n=749)
Sociodemographic
 Age, median (IQR)57.4 (53.7–61.2)57.8 (54.1–61.3)58.0 (53.9–61.6)0.055
 Female, n (%)14 347 (51.3)153 (55.4)444 (59.3)<0.001
 Civil status, living alone, n (%)7124 (25.8)108 (39.6)273 (37.3)<0.001
 Born outside of Sweden, n (%)4151 (14.9)116 (42.6)306 (41.3)<0.001
 Educational level, low, n (%)2465 (8.9)41 (15.1)143 (19.5)<0.001
 Unemployed, n (%)4107 (14.9)103 (38.0)276 (37.8)<0.001
 Poor economic status, n (%)643 (2.4)27 (10.5)88 (12.7)<0.001
Psychology
 High degree of general stress, n (%)5630 (20.5)106 (40.2)306 (42.3)<0.001
 Depressed, n (%)7349 (26.9)150 (56.8)350 (49.8)<0.001
Lifestyle
 Smoking status<0.001
  Never, n/ %)14 074 (51.3)144 (52.7)275 (37.4)
  Previous, n (%)9996 (36.4)88 (32.2)299 (40.7)
  Current, n (%)3357 (12.2)41 (15.0)161 (21.9)
 Alcohol consumption<0.001
  Low/seldom, n (%)12 546 (45.3)185 (68.3)476 (65.5)
  Moderate/moderately often, n (%)11 954 (43.2)64 (23.6)189 (26.0)
  High/often, n (%)3184 (11.5)22 (8.1)62 (8.5)
 Physical activity
  Self-estimation<0.001
   Never/low (Grimby 1–2), n (%)2151 (7.8)54 (20.5)146 (20.5)
   Regular/moderate (Grimby 3–4), n (%)16 824 (61.2)158 (59.8)481 (67.6)
   Often/high (Grimby 5–6), n (%)8517 (31.0)52 (19.7)85 (11.9)
  Accelerometry
   Sedentary, % of wear time, mean (SD)54 (10)55 (10)54 (12)0.517
   Mod/vigorous, % of wear time, mean (SD)6 (3)6 (3)5 (3)<0.001
Physical status
 Body mass index, mean (SD)26.9 (4.4)28.4 (4.6)29.6 (5.4)<0.001
 Waist circumference, mean (SD)94 (13)97 (13)100 (13)<0.001
 Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD)126 (17)126 (15)127 (18)0.04
 Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD)77 (11)78 (10)78 (11)0.099
Clinical chemistry
 Total cholesterol, mean (SD)5.5 (1.0)5.4 (1.2)5.3 (1.1)<0.001
 HDL cholesterol, mean (SD)1.6 (0.5)1.5 (0.4)1.5 (0.4)<0.001
 LDL cholesterol, mean (SD)3.4 (1.0)3.4 (1.1)3.4 (1.0)0.552
 Triglycerides, mean (SD)1.2 (0.8)1.4 (0.7)1.5 (1.1)<0.001
 Glucose, mean (SD)5.7 (1.1)5.9 (1.1)6.1 (1.5)<0.001
 HbA1c, mean (SD)36 (6)38 (9)39 (9)<0.001
 Hs-CRP, mean (SD)2.1 (4.0)2.3 (2.7)3.1 (4.8)<0.001
 Estimated GFR, mean (SD)85 (12)87 (12)87 (14)<0.001
Cardiometabolic disease
 Treated hyperlipidaemia, n (%)2095 (7.6)40 (14.9)120 (16.6)<0.001
 Treated hypertension, n (%)5332 (19.4)77 (28.7)238 (33.0)<0.001
 Treated diabetes mellitus, n (%)960 (3.5)23 (8.6)63 (8.7)<0.001
 Previous myocardial infarction, n (%)390 (1.4)11 (4.1)59 (8.1)<0.001
 Angina pectoris, n (%)175 (0.6)13 (4.8)68 (9.4)<0.001
 Previous revascularisation, n (%)249 (0.9)9 (3.3)41 (5.6)<0.001
 Previous stroke, n (%)377 (1.4)4 (1.5)27 (3.7)<0.001
 Treated peripheral artery disease, n (%)80 (0.3)1 (0.4)5 (0.7)0.153
 Heart failure, n (%)112 (0.4)9 (3.3)22 (3.0)<0.001
 Atrial fibrillation/flutter, n (%)473 (1.7)15 (5.2)34 (4.7)<0.001
Pulmonary disease
 COPD, n (%)298 (1.1)12 (4.5)39 (5.4)<0.001
 OSAS, n (%)1160 (4.2)22 (8.2)78 (10.7)<0.001
  • *Holm-Bonferroni corrected p<0.04 considered statistically significant.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; Hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OSAS, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.