Baseline characteristics of the cohort by incident ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke
| Characteristic | IHD | Stroke | ||||
| New IHD | No IHD | p Value | New stroke | No stroke | p Value | |
| n | 96 | 3400 | 69 | 3429 | ||
| Sex (percentage men) | 90.6 | 76.9 | <0.001 | 87.1 | 77.1 | 0.013 |
| Age (years) | 46.1 (0.58) | 42.9 (0.09) | <0.001 | 45.4 (0.61) | 43.0 (0.09) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 129.6 (2.11) | 120.5 (0.28) | <0.001 | 132.0 (2.49) | 120.5 (0.28) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 81.0 (1.35) | 75.1 (0.19) | <0.001 | 83.2 (1.83) | 75.1 (0.19) | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.11 (0.13) | 5.75 (0.02) | 0.006 | 5.71 (0.13) | 5.78 (0.02) | 0.65 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 21.9 | 6.4 | <0.001 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 0.013 |
| Current smokers (%) | 55.2 | 43 | 0.02 | 58.6 | 43 | 0.009 |
| Current alcohol drinker (%) | 56.3 | 65.5 | 0.06 | 70 | 65.1 | 0.41 |
Data are percentages or means±SD. Total n=3499. p Values for dichotomous outcomes were based on Pearson χ2; p values for continuous outcomes were based on an F test.