Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 394 participants in 1996 - 1997

n

241

153

Age

54.8

57.9

0.001

Sex (male/female) (n)

98/143

71/82

0.262

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.92 (0.76)^a

3.07 (0.73)

0.068

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.46 (0.37)

1.46 (0.44)

0.975

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.11 (0.71)

1.20 (0.69)

0.223

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.27 (0.66)

5.44 (0.92)

0.035

HbA1c (%)

5.01 (0.6)

5.16 (0.6)

0.012

Fasting insulin (pmol/L)

29.4 (17)

31.1 (32)

0.492

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125 (19)

126 (19)

0.401

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77 (10)

77 (9)

0.512

Body mass index (kg/m²)

22.6 (2.7)

22.9 (2.7)

0.298

Photometric O/N

1.90 (0.31)

1.95 (0.29)

0.156

Electrophoretic O/N

2.38 (0.29)

2.37 (0.25)

0.597