Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of analysis set
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Cases N = 79,937 |
Controls N = 318,206 |
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|---|---|---|
| Agea, median (IQR) | 66.1 (57.4–74.8) | 65.9 (57.3–74.6) |
| Sex, percentage female | 64.0 | 64.0 |
| Observational periodb, median (IQR) | 2.9 (1.3–4.9) | 3.2 (1.5–5.3) |
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BMIc in kg/m2, mean (SD) (available for 21% of analysis set) |
29.0 (5.6) | 27.9 (5.9) |
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Smoking statusc, percentages (available for 37% of analysis set) |
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| Current | 19.6 | 29.0 |
| Never | 49.1 | 46.8 |
| Past | 31.3 | 24.2 |
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Alcoholc units per day, mean (SD) (available for 13% of analysis set) |
0.8 (1.6) | 0.9 (1.7) |
aAge in years was calculated at the index date
bObservational period in years counted from the start of the observational period until the index date
cThe first recorded measure at, or after the start of the patients’ observational period was used. This corresponded best with the situation at baseline. Of BMI, smoking status, and alcohol use, there was only a limited availability of measurements in up to 37% of the analysis set