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Table 1 Cardiovascular disease risk profile for adults age of 40 and 75 years in 1998 and their profile in 2007

From: Does use of pooled cohort risk score overestimate the use of statin?: a retrospective cohort study in a primary care setting

All adults (N = 847)

Year 1998

Year 2007

Mean age - yr

57.2 ± 8.4

67.1 ± 8.4

Age <65 (n, %)

672 (79.3)

340 (40.1)

Age ≥65 (n, %)

175 (20.7)

507 (59.9)

Male sex (n, %)

280 (33.1)

280 (33.1)

Ethnicity (n, %)

  

Malay

191 (22.6)

191 (22.6)

Chinese

389 (45.9)

389 (45.9)

Indian

256 (30.2)

256 (30.2)

Others

11 (1.3)

11 (1.3)

Mean BMI

26.5 ± 4.64

26.1 ± 4.7

Low-density lipoprotein ≥190 mg/dl (n, %)

153 (11.5)

14 (1.7)

Cholesterol

  

Median total – mg/dl (IQR)

232.0 (208.8-259.1)

189.5 (166.3-216.6)

Median low-density lipoprotein – mg/dl (IQR)

158.2 (133.2-181.0)

113.3 (92.0-136.2)

Median high-density lipoprotein – mg/dl (IQR)

46.4 (38.7-54.1)

48.0 (40.8-56.8)

Mean systolic blood pressure - mmHg

140.4 ± 18.3

135.0 ± 16.6

Mean diastolic blood pressure - mmHg

84.65 ± 10.1

78.8 ± 8.2

Patients on antihypertensive agent (n, %)

503 (59.4)

735 (86.6)

Diabetes mellitus (n, %)

379 (44.7)

508 (60.0)

Mean HbA1c - %

7.73 ± 1.8

7.66 ± 1.6

Current smoking (n, %)

61 (6.0)

61 (6.0)

Mean creatinine - umol/L

79.8 ± 23.7

85.2 ± 40.8

Mean eGFR- ml/min per 1.73 m2

78.1 ± 26.2 (n = 779)

67.8 ± 27.0 (n = 663)

<30 (n, %)

5 (0.6)

32 (3.8)

30-60 (n, %)

179 (21.1)

254 (30.0)

>60 (n, %)

595 (92.0)

377 (44.5)

Use of statins (n, %)

86 (10.2)

576 (67.5)

  1. IQR Interquartile range.