Characteristic (unit) | Females (N = 3726) n (%) | Males (N = 713) n (%) | Pooled (N = 4439) n (%) |
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CVRFs per ACC/AHA recommended variablesa | |||
 Age > 40 years | 2044 (54.9) | 387 (54.3) | 2431 (54.8) |
 Current smoker | 490 (13.2) | 139 (19.5) | 629 (14.2) |
 High total cholesterol (≥ 240 mg/dL) | 421 (11.3) | 70 (9.8) | 491 (11.1) |
 Low HDL cholesterol (<  40 mg/dL in men, <  50 mg/dL in women) | 1197 (32.1) | 206 (28.9) | 1403 (31.6) |
 High blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 mmHg and/or medical history of hypertension at baseline) | 775 (20.8) | 200 (28.1) | 975 (22.0) |
 Medical history of diabetes mellitus, total | 215 (5.8) | 53 (7.4) | 268 (6.0) |
  Type 1 | 8 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 10 (0.2) |
  Type 2 | 154 (4.1) | 31 (4.3) | 185 (4.2) |
  Type unspecified | 53 (1.4) | 20 (2.8) | 73 (1.6) |
Number of CVRFs | |||
 ≥1 | 2939 (78.9) | 561 (78.7) | 3500 (78.8) |
 ≥2 | 1507 (40.4) | 326 (45.7) | 1833 (41.3) |
 ≥3 | 545 (14.6) | 125 (17.5) | 670 (15.1) |
 ≥4 | 133 (3.6) | 36 (5.0) | 169 (3.8) |
 ≥5 | 18 (0.5) | 7 (1.0) | 25 (0.6) |
 ≥6 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Other risk factors of potential interest | |||
 Postmenopausal | 573 (15.4) | N/A | N/A |
 Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 1655 (44.4) | 278 (39.0) | 1933 (43.5) |
 History of migraine with aura | 1495 (40.1) | 264 (37.0) | 1759 (39.6) |
 High LDL cholesterol (≥ 160 mg/dL) | 245 (6.6) | 46 (6.5) | 291 (6.6) |
 Medical history of hypertension | 569 (15.3) | 134 (18.8) | 703 (15.8) |
 Family history of CAD | 1134 (30.4) | 160 (22.4) | 1294 (29.2) |
Laboratory values and vital signs, mean (SD) | |||
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 192.0 (39.4) | 190.6 (38.3) | 191.8 (39.3) |
  HDL cholesterol | 58.0 (16.1) | 48.3 (14.6) | 56.4 (16.2) |
  LDL cholesterol | 107.7 (33.3) | 109.9 (32.8) | 108.1 (33.3) |
 SBP (mm Hg) | 120.0 (13.9) | 127.5 (12.9) | 121.2 (14.0) |