Table 1 Characteristics of the study population grouped by sex
|  | Men n = 684 (49%) | Women n = 710 (51%) | Total n = 1,394 |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic/anthropometric | |||
 Age (years) | 55.1 ± 6.4 | 55.0 ± 5.6 | 55.0 ± 6.0 |
 Height (m) | 1.81 ± 0.07 | 1.67 ± 0.06 | 1.73 ± 0.10 |
 Weight (kg) | 86.1 ± 13.0 | 69.5 ± 11.5 | 76.8 ± 14.7 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 ± 3.4 | 24.9 ± 3.8 | 25.4 ± 3.7 |
 Heart rate (beats/min) | 66.9 ± 10.7 | 69.1 ± 9.4 | 68.1 ± 10.1 |
 Alcohol intake (g/day) | 18.4 ± 19.4 | 9.5 ± 10.4 | 13.4 ± 15.4 |
 Education level (% high) | 53.8 | 46.5 | 49.7 |
 Ethnicity (% white) | 95.4 | 94.5 | 94.9 |
Blood pressure | |||
 Systolic (mmHg) | 133.6 ± 15.8 | 126.2 ± 17.3 | 129.5 ± 17.2 |
 Diastolic (mmHg) | 84.6 ± 10.8 | 81.6 ± 10.0 | 82.9 ± 10.5 |
Biomarkers | |||
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 5.8 ± 1.0 | 5.8 ± 1.0 |
 HDL (mmol/L) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.4 |
 LDL (mmol/L) | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 3.6 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 |
 Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 5.3 ± 0.8 |
 eGFR (ml/min/1,73 m2) | 86.0 ± 13.4 | 83.1 ± 13.8 | 84.4 ± 13.8 |
 hsCRP (mg/L) | 1.7 ± 2.9 | 1.8 ± 2.5 | 1.8 ± 2.6 |