Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of CARTaGENE study (13) participants eligible for acetylsalicylic acid therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

CharacteristicNo. (%) of participants
n = 6231
Age group, yr
 50–592989 (48.0)
 60–693242 (52.0)
Male sex4489 (72.0)
Annual income*
 Low2359 (37.9)
 Medium2946 (47.3)
 High501 (8.0)
 Missing425 (6.8)
Education†
 Low1882 (30.2)
 Medium1871 (30.0)
 High2425 (38.9)
 Missing53 (0.8)
Regular medical visits4447 (71.4)
Obesity
 Yes1997 (32.0)
 No4122 (66.2)
 Missing112 (1.8)
Hypertension‡2512 (40.3)
Diabetes‡787 (12.6)
Dyslipidemia‡2375 (38.1)
Smoking category
 Active1165 (18.7)
 Stopped2739 (44.0)
 Never2056 (33.0)
 Occasional220 (3.5)
 Missing51 (0.8)

  • ↵* Low = less than $50 000, medium = $50 000–$150 000$, high = more than $150 000.

  • ↵† Low = high school or less, medium = college, high = university.

  • ↵‡ Self-reported.