Table 4.

Comparison between the ARIC, NHANES, and hemophilia cohorts

VariableHemophilia, %ARIC, %ARIC vs hemophilia, PNHANES, %NHANES vs hemophilia, P
CVD (ARIC definition)* 15.0 25.8 <.001   
CVD (NHANES definition)* 10.0   17.9 .003 
ASA use in patients with CVD 10.0 59.0 <.001 22.7 .024 
Age ≥ 65 y 25.0 43.5 <.001 37.2 <.001 
White 88.5 82.4 .013   
Hypertension 64.5 46.3 <.001 55.0 .007 
Antihypertensive medication (in patients with hypertension) 55.8 76.4 <.001 85.0 <.001 
Dyslipidemia 63.5 63.7 .477 56.8 .042 
Use of lipid-lower medication (in patients with dyslipidemia) 27.6 25.6 .307 67.3 <.001 
Diabetes mellitus 21.0 18.4 .177 28.0 .022 
Diabetes medication (in patients with diabetes) 45.2 55.7 .091 75.9 <.001 
Ever smoker 48.5 72.7 <.001 61.6 <.001 
Family history of CVD 43.5 22.0 <.001   
Obesity 29.5 31.5 .275 34.7 .081 
Increased waist circumference 30.0 48.8 <.001 50.5 <.001 
Elevated creatinine 26.8 7.4 <.001   
Elevated CRP 9.8 5.0 .002   
VariableHemophilia, %ARIC, %ARIC vs hemophilia, PNHANES, %NHANES vs hemophilia, P
CVD (ARIC definition)* 15.0 25.8 <.001   
CVD (NHANES definition)* 10.0   17.9 .003 
ASA use in patients with CVD 10.0 59.0 <.001 22.7 .024 
Age ≥ 65 y 25.0 43.5 <.001 37.2 <.001 
White 88.5 82.4 .013   
Hypertension 64.5 46.3 <.001 55.0 .007 
Antihypertensive medication (in patients with hypertension) 55.8 76.4 <.001 85.0 <.001 
Dyslipidemia 63.5 63.7 .477 56.8 .042 
Use of lipid-lower medication (in patients with dyslipidemia) 27.6 25.6 .307 67.3 <.001 
Diabetes mellitus 21.0 18.4 .177 28.0 .022 
Diabetes medication (in patients with diabetes) 45.2 55.7 .091 75.9 <.001 
Ever smoker 48.5 72.7 <.001 61.6 <.001 
Family history of CVD 43.5 22.0 <.001   
Obesity 29.5 31.5 .275 34.7 .081 
Increased waist circumference 30.0 48.8 <.001 50.5 <.001 
Elevated creatinine 26.8 7.4 <.001   
Elevated CRP 9.8 5.0 .002   
*

Calculated value by NHANES based on triglyceride and LDL values in 45.2% and 44.4% of subjects, respectively.

See Methods for definitions.

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