Characteristics of 9285 participants in the Finnish Public Sector Study who began statin therapy after completing the survey
| Characteristic | No. (%) of participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All n = 9285 | Without cardiovascular comorbidities* n = 6458 | With cardiovascular comorbidities* n = 2827 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2211 (23.8) | 1430 (22.1) | 781 (27.6) |
| Female | 7074 (76.2) | 5028 (77.9) | 2046 (72.4) |
| Age group, yr | |||
| 24–50 | 1971 (21.2) | 1444 (22.4) | 527 (18.6) |
| 51–60 | 4811 (51.8) | 3344 (51.8) | 1467 (51.9) |
| 61–75 | 2503 (27.0) | 1670 (25.9) | 833 (29.5) |
| Education | |||
| High | 4363 (47.0) | 3185 (49.3) | 1178 (41.7) |
| Intermediate | 3390 (36.5) | 2311 (35.8) | 1079 (38.2) |
| Basic | 1532 (16.5) | 962 (14.9) | 570 (20.2) |
| Marital status | n = 9144 | n = 6365 | n = 2779 |
| Married | 6976 (76.3) | 4835 (76.0) | 2141 (77.0) |
| Single | 2168 (23.7) | 1530 (24.0) | 638 (23.0) |
| Residential region in Finland | n = 9260 | n = 6438 | n = 2822 |
| Southern | 5587 (60.3) | 4014 (62.3) | 1573 (55.7) |
| Central | 1947 (21.0) | 1344 (20.9) | 603 (21.4) |
| Northern | 1726 (18.6) | 1080 (16.8) | 646 (22.9) |
| Suboptimal self-rated health | n = 9184 | n = 6394 | n = 2790 |
| No | 5315 (57.9) | 3983 (62.3) | 1332 (47.7) |
| Yes | 3869 (42.1) | 2411 (37.7) | 1458 (52.3) |
| Cancer | n = 9285 | n = 6458 | n = 2827 |
| No | 9110 (98.1) | 6329 (98.0) | 2781 (98.4) |
| Yes | 175 (1.9) | 129 (2.0) | 46 (1.6) |
| Use of antidepressants | |||
| No | 7547 (81.3) | 5253 (81.3) | 2294 (81.1) |
| Yes | 1738 (18.7) | 1205 (18.7) | 533 (18.9) |
↵* Hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, diabetes, stroke or arrhythmias.