Table 3

Prevalence of vascular risk factors by sex and age groups

AMIStrokep Value
Men aged <55 years
    n10966
    Hypertension27.5 (19.0 to 36.0)39.4 (27.3 to 51.5)0.103
    Hypercholesterolaemia40.0 (30.5 to 49.5)37.9 (25.9 to 49.9)0.782
    Diabetes8.3 (3.0 to 13.5)13.6 (5.1 to 22.1)0.256
    Glycaemia at onset (mmol/l)7.56 (6.74 to 8.39)6.56 (5.70 to 7.41)<0.001
    Tobacco use66.7 (57.6 to 75.7)57.9 (44.7 to 71.1)0.265
Men aged <55–75 years
    n223271
    Hypertension47.3 (40.7 to 53.9)70.1 (64.6 to 75.6)<0.001
    Hypercholesterolaemia42.7 (36.0 to 49.3)38.0 (32.2 to 43.8)0.297
    Diabetes26.0 (20.2 to 31.8)21.0 (16.2 to 25.9)0.193
    Glycaemia at onset (mmol/l)8.93 (8.33 to 9.53)7.20 (6.84 to 7.57)<0.001
    Tobacco use30.9 (24.8 to 37.1)50.6 (44.3 to 57.0)<0.001
Men aged >75 years
    n71148
    Hypertension50.7 (38.6 to 62.8)74.7 (67.5 to 81.8)<0.001
    Hypercholesterolaemia36.9 (24.9 to 49.0)26.7 (19.5 to 34.0)0.135
    Diabetes19.7 (10.2 to 29.2)14.3 (8.6 to 20.0)0.306
    Glycaemia at onset (mmol/l)7.86 (7.19 to 8.52)6.88 (6.32 to 7.43)<0.001
    Tobacco use11.8 (3.9 to 19.6)36.6 (28.0 to 45.2)<0.001
Women aged <65 years
    n67134
    Hypertension50.7 (38.6 to 63.0)45.1 (36.5 to 53.7)0.451
    Hypercholesterolaemia54.5 (42.2 to 66.9)30.1 (22.2 to 38.0)0.001
    Diabetes19.4 (9.7 to 29.1)16.5 (10.1 to 22.9)0.615
    Glycaemia at onset (mmol/l)8.91 (6.87 to 10.94)6.76 (6.31 to 7.22)0.006
    Tobacco use40.3 (28.2 to 52.4)26.8 (18.5 to 35.1)0.060
Women aged >65 years
    n170401
    Hypertension71.4 (64.5 to 78.3)70.8 (66.3 to 75.3)0.877
    Hypercholesterolaemia37.4 (29.9 to 44.9)34.2 (29.5 to 38.9)0.465
    Diabetes25.3 (18.6 to 32.0)17.2 (13.5 to 21.0)0.028
    Glycaemia at onset (mmol/l)11.04 (9.56 to 12.52)6.88 (6.64 to 7.13)<0.001
    Tobacco use4.2 (1.1 to 7.4)3.8 (1.7 to 5.8)0.791

  • Values are per cent (95% CI) unless otherwise stated.

  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction.