marginally significantP =0.05
After adjusting for age, gender and BMI, there was a statistically significant association between the total severity score and pack-years of smoking ( P <0.001), smoking status ( P <0.001), arterial hypertension ( P =0.001), diabetes ( P =0.004), dyslipidemia ( P =0.04), sedentary lifestyle ( P =0.02) and previous CV events ( P =0.01); the association with family history of CV disease was marginally significant ( P =0.05).