Table 2 The spread of cardiovascular risk factors for patients ≤ 70 years who participated in at least one CV screening (n = 888)

Age, years

888

54.0 (48.0–61.0)

64.0 (58.0–67.0)

 < 0.001

Gender, Male

251

90 (20%)

161 (37%)

 < 0.001

Gender, Female

637

358 (80%)

279 (63%)

 < 0.001

Disease duration, years

875

5.0 (2.0–12.0)

7.0 (2.0–15.0)

0.013

Triglycerides (mM/L)

886

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

 < 0.001

HbA1c (mM/L)

409

34.7 (21–45)

38.0 (19–95)

 < 0.001

Fasting glucose

433

5.3 (3.2–14.6)

5.6 (4.1–10.1)

 < 0.001

SCORE < 5%

479

448 (100%)

31 (7%)

-

SCORE ≥ 5%

409

0

409 (93%)

 < 0.001

Adherence to a follow-up screening consultation

 Accepted

574

321 (72%)

253 (57%)

-

 Declined

314

127 (28%)

187 (43%)

 < 0.001

Unhealthy lifestyle factors

 Alcohol^a

  Below recommended limits

784

396 (87%)

388 (88%)

-

  Above recommended limits

104

52 (13%)

52 (12%)

0.922

 Physical activity (≥ 30 min/day)

  0–2 days per month

297

139 (31%)

158 (36%)

-

  1–4 days per week

337

181 (40%)

156 (36%)

-

  5 or more days per week

253

128 (29%)

125 (28%)

0.222

 Waistline^b

Low risk

249

154 (35%)

95 (22%)

Intermediate risk

223

123 (28%)

100 (23%)

Increased risk

406

167 (37%)

239 (55%)

 < 0.001

 BMI, kg/m²

BMI, kg/m² < 25.0

273

165 (41%)

108 (27%)

BMI, kg/m² 25.0–29.9

280

143 (35%)

137 (34%)

BMI, kg/m² ≥ 30

252

98 (24%)

154 (39%)

 < 0.001

 Combined number of unhealthy lifestyle factors^c

  0

73

44 (10%)

29 (7%)

-

  1

308

165 (37%)

143 (33%)

-

  2

439

211 (48%)

228 (53%)

-

  3

58

24 (5%)

34 (8%)

0.074

 Combined number of unhealthy lifestyle factors (0–1 vs. ≥ 2)^c

0–1

381

209 (47%)

172 (40%)

-

 ≥ 2

497

235 (53%)

262 (60%)

0.026