Table 1 The Characteristics of patients by number of MS risk Factors

N (%)

32 357 (44.25)

24 255 (33.17)

12 978 (17.75)

3 535 (4.83)

73 125

Age [y]

66.31 ± 9.68

69.64 ± 9.52

70.98 ± 8.95

71.47 ± 8.52

68.49 ± 9.66

Female [%]

55.87

57.12

56.54

54.57

56.34

MS risk factors [%]

HBP/HTN

0

69.41

93.16

100

44.39

HBC

0

21.43

73.87

100

25.05

DM/HBS

0

9.16

32.97

100

13.72

Arthritis [%]

RA

6.84^a

11.01^b

14.55^c

19.15^d

10.19

OA/other rheumatism

15.17^a

20.84^b

24.53^c

27.84^d

19.32

BMI [kg/m²]

26.03 ± 4.22

27.53 ± 4.67

27.43 ± 7.37

30.01 ± 5.34

27.17 ± 4.69

BMI by category [%]

Underweight (< 18.5)

(n = 877)

1.74^a

0.96^b

0.54^c

0.31^c

1.20

Normal (18.5-<25)

(n = 24 365)

42.24^a

29.66^b

22.60^c

16.15^d

33.32

Overweight (25-<30)

(n = 30 471)

40.18^a

43.48^b

42.93^b

38.27^a

41.67

Obese (30-<40)

(n = 17 412)

15.84^a

25.90^b

33.93^c

45.26^d

23.81