Characteristics | Discovery panel | Validation panel | p value |
---|---|---|---|
N | 581 | 368 | Â |
Age (years) | 61.0 (6.3) | 61.1 (6.4) | 0.809 |
Sex (male) | 241 (41.5%) | 117 (31.8%) | < 0.001 |
Smoking status | Â | Â | 0.864 |
 Current smoker | 108 (18.6%) | 65 (17.7%) |  |
 Former smoker | 173 (29.8%) | 119 (32.3%) |  |
 Never smoker | 300 (51.6%) | 184 (50.0%) |  |
Pack-years of smokinga | |||
 Current smokers | 34.6 (18.2) | 33.1 (18.2) | 0.250 |
 Former smokers | 22.0 (17.5) | 19.4 (15.5) | 0.033 |
Smoking cessation time (years)b | 16.5 (11.3) | 17.2 (10.2) | 0.742 |
Body mass indexc | Â | Â | 0.248 |
 Underweight or normal weight (< 25.0) | 143 (24.7%) | 116 (31.5%) |  |
 Overweight (25.0–< 30.0) | 290 (50.2%) | 151 (41.0%) |  |
vObese (≥ 30.0) | 145 (25.1%) | 101 (27.5%) |  |
Alcohol consumptiond | Â | Â | 0.509 |
 Abstainer | 194 (36.3%) | 128 (38.0%) |  |
 Low | 301 (56.4%) | 188 (55.8%) |  |
 Intermediate | 30 (5.6%) | 17 (5.0%) |  |
 High | 9 (1.7%) | 4 (1.2%) |  |
Physical activitye | Â | Â | 0.058 |
 Inactive | 109 (18.8%) | 82 (22.3%) |  |
 Low | 245 (42.2%) | 176 (47.8%) |  |
 Medium or high | 227 (39.0%) | 110 (29.9%) |  |
Prevalence of CVD at baselinef | Â | Â | 0.621 |
 Prevalent | 86 (14.8%) | 58 (15.8%) |  |
Prevalence of diabetes at baselineg | Â | Â | 0.617 |
 Prevalent | 86 (14.9%) | 60 (16.6%) |  |
Prevalence of cancer at baseline | |||
 Prevalent | 33 (5.7%) | 22 (6.0%) | 0.744 |