Table 3

- Proportion of Saudi men and women with high 10-year and lifetime atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores by age category in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia.

ASCVD riskAge in years
MalesFemalesTotal
Ten year ASCVD riska (>7.5) males=324, females=640 (n=964)104 (32.1)49 (7.6)153 (15.9)*
Age (years)
40-496 (12.2)3 (6.1)40 (81.6)
50-5935 (33.7)20 (19.2)49 (47.1)
60-7541 (26.8)23 (15.0)89 (58.2)
Odds ratio between gender and 10 year ASCVD risk scores5.70 (3.93, 8.28)
Lifetime ASCVD riskb (>39%)males=639, females=1279 (n=1918)430 (67.3)651 (50.9)1081 (56.4)
Age (years)
30-39238 (36.6)284 (43.6)129 (19.8)
40-49143 (33.3)226 (52.6)61 (14.2)
50-59381 (35.2)510 (47.2)190 (17.6)
Odds ratio between gender and lifetime ASCVD risk scores1.98 (1.63, 2.42)
  • Values are presented as number and percentage (%), P-values calculated using the Chi-square test;

  • a ASCVD 10-years risk difference between gender and age p<0.001,

  • b ASCVD lifetime risk difference between gender and age p=0.007