Self-reported indicators of risk profile for cardiovascular diseases in patients and controls
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (n=334) | Controls (n=538) | OR† | p Value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Traditional risk factors | ||||
| Smokers, n (%) | ||||
| Current | 56 (17) | 84 (16) | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Former | 138 (43) | 243 (46) | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Never | 129 (40) | 197 (38) | – | – |
| Antihypertensive use, n (%) | 81 (26) | 135 (26) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Antidiabetic use, n (%) | 15 (5) | 29 (6) | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Cholesterol lowering agents use, n (%) | 35 (11) | 91 (17) | 0.6 | 0.008* |
| All risk factors | 105 (34) | 184 (36) | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Cardiovascular events | ||||
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 13 (4) | 21 (4) | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Angina pectoris, n (%) | 12 (4) | 24 (5) | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Stroke or transient ischaemic attack, n (%) | 9 (3) | 17 (3) | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Peripheral arterial disease, n (%) | 5 (2) | 8 (2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| All vascular events | 34 (11) | 61 (12) | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Other | ||||
| BMI, mean±SD | 25±3.5 | 26±3.6 | 0.9 | 0.001* |
| Obese, n (%) | 140 (46) | 287 (55) | 0.7 | 0.02* |