Age (years) 72 ± 12
Men 1, 138 (71%)
Women 461 (29%)
Duration of follow-up (months) 63 ± 55
Range in years 1977-2009
Coronary artery disease 1, 497 (94%)
Hyperlipidemia 1,411 (88%)
Hypertension 1227 (77%)
Diabetes mellitus 391 (24%)
Smoker 674 (42%)
Congestive heart failure 197 (12%)
Angina pectoris 207 (13%)
Atrial fibrillation 239 (15%)
Chronic kidney disease 64 (4%)
Peripheral arterial disease 157 (10%)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm 58 (4%)
Carotid artery stenosis 106 (7%)
Prior transient ischemic attack 41 (3%)
Prior stroke 45 (3%)
Prior myocardial infarction 614 (38%)
Prior percutaneous coronary intervention 459 (29%)
Prior coronary bypass surgery 383 (24%)
Table 1: Baseline characteristics of 1,599 patients.