Table 1 Clinical and life-style characteristics of the study population
Characteristics | Men N = 341 | Women N = 425 | All N = 766 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 52.5 (6.2) | 52.2 (6.5) | 52.4 (6.4) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)a | 27.3 (3.9) | 27.1 (5.0) | 27.2 (4.6) |
Waist, cm, mean (SD) | 96.3 (11.3) | 86.6 (12.2) | 90.6 (12.8) |
FP-glucose (mmol/L), mean (SD)b | 6.1 (1.1) | 5.8 (0.8) | 5.9 (0.9) |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 5.6 (0.9) | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.0) |
HDL-C (mmol/L), mean (SD)c | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) |
Triglycerides (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.0) | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.7) |
Hemoglobin, (g/L), mean (SD) | 152.8 (9.2) | 137.8 (9.0) | 144.0 (11.7) |
Hs-CRP (mg/L), mean (SD)d | 1.8 (3.2) | 2.1 (2.8) | 2.0 (2.9) |
Alat (I/U), mean (SD) | 18.0 (10.9) | 12.0 (7.6) | 14.5 (9.6) |
Creatinine (μmol/L), mean (SD) | 87.1 (10.2) | 75.8 (7.5) | 80.1 (8.7) |
Life-style factors, n (%) | |||
Current smoker | 88 (26) | 74 (17) | 162 (21) |
Current use of alcohole | |||
Low (nothing) | 46 (13) | 92 (22) | 138 (18) |
Moderate | 165 (49) | 274 (64) | 439 (57) |
High | 129 (38) | 55 (13) | 184 (24) |
Physical activity n (%): | |||
Low | 89 (26) | 135 (32) | 224 (29) |
Moderate | 193 (57) | 238 (56) | 431 (56) |
High | 59 (17) | 49 (12) | 108 (14) |