Table 1. General characteristics of the study population analyzed by the cardiovascular disease morbidity

Characteristics		Non-CVD (n=308)	CVD (n=27)	P-value
Clinical features	Female [n (%)]	146 (47.4)	12 (44.4)	0.925
	Age (yrs±SD)	55.85±16.52	63.19±13.73	0.026*
	BMI (kg/m2±SD)	24.56±3.51	24.25±3.08	0.664
Questionnaires	Tobacco use [n (%)]	40 (13.1)	5 (18.5)	0.388
	DM [n (%)]	36 (11.8)	5 (18.5)	0.354
	CVD Hx [n (%)]	64 (20.8)	20 (74.1)	<0.001***
	Known AF [n (%)]	12 (3.8)	5 (18.5)	<0.001***
	HTN Hx [n (%)]	163 (52.9)	18 (66.7)	0.227
	Dyslipidemia Hx [n (%)]	37 (12.0)	7 (25.9)	0.067
Biochemical data	LDL (mg/dL)	98.18±41.60	89.10±36.45	0.334
	Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	169.81±49.30	158.56±48.10	0.276

CVD, cardiovascular disease; BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; CVD Hx, cardiovascular disease history including acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, and stroke; AF, atrial fibrillation; HTN Hx, hypertension history; LDL, low density lipoprotein.
Statistical significance (P<0.05; P<0.01; P<0.001) of the difference between the two groups.