Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with and without event

 Age, years

65 [56–74]

76 [70–82]

69 [58–77]

< 0.001

 Female

1423 (39%)

332 (30%)

1755 (37%)

< 0.001

 BMI, kgm⁻²

27.5 [24.7–30.8]

26.8 [24.1–30.5]

27.3 [24.5–30.8]

0.010

 Temperature, °C

37.8 ± 1.1

37.8 ± 1.1

37.8 ± 1.1

0.454

 Heart rate, bpm

89 [78–100]

90 [77–103]

89 [77–101]

0.087

 Systolic BP, mmHg

135 ± 22

134 ± 25

135 ± 23

0.301

 Diastolic BP, mmHg

77 ± 14

73 ± 16

77 ± 15

< 0.001

 Breathing rate, rpm

20 [17–25]

24 [19–28]

22 [18–26]

< 0.001

 Oxygen saturation, So2%

95 [93–97]

94 [91–96]

95 [92–97]

< 0.001

 Hypertension

1979 (54%)

777 (70%)

2756 (57%)

< 0.001

 Diabetes Mellitus

835 (23%)

378 (34%)

1213 (25%)

< 0.001

 Dyslipidemia

1479 (40%)

588 (53%)

2067 (43%)

< 0.001

 Chronic Kidney Disease

311 (8%)

208 (19%)

519 (11%)

< 0.001

 COPD

389 (11%)

190 (17%)

579 (12%)

< 0.001

 Cardiac disease

1170 (32%)

536 (48%)

1706 (36%)

< 0.001

  Arrhyth./Conduc.

509 (14%)

263 (24%)

772 (16%)

< 0.001

  Heart Failure

168 (5%)

106 (10%)

274 (6%)

< 0.001

  Coronary Artery Disease

540 (15%)

283 (26%)

823 (17%)

< 0.001

  Valvular Heart Disease

155 (4%)

96 (9%)

251 (5%)

< 0.001

Comorbidity count

< 0.001

  0 comorbidities

1164 (32%)

159 (14%)

1323 (28%)

  1–2 comorbidities

1354 (37%)

384 (35%)

1738 (36%)

   > 2 comorbidities

1180 (32%)

565 (51%)

1745 (36%)