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Descriptive statistics of sex, number (n), age (years), and BMI (kg/m2) and general characteristics for 519 healthy subjects. Age is shown as median and minimum–maximum. BMI is shown as mean and minimum–maximum values.
| Males | Females | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30–39 years | 40–49 years | 50–59 years | 60–90 years | Total | Premenopause | Postmenopause | |
| n | 290 | 34 | 60 | 53 | 143 | 229 | 80 | 149 |
| Age | 59 (32–87) | 37 (32–39) | 44.5 (40–49) | 55 (50–59) | 72 (60–87) | 65 (32–90) | 43 (32–54) | 72 (50–90) |
| BMI | 27.6 (18.8–40.4) | 26.3 (21.4–36.6) | 26.4 (19.2–34.8) | 27.7 (19.0–40.3) | 28.4 (18.8–40.4) | 27.8 (18.2–41.5) | 26.2 (18.2–40.7) | 28.7 (19.2–41.5) |
| Lipid lowering drugsa | 45 (15.5%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (6.7%) | 9 (17%) | 32 (22.4%) | 37 (16.2%) | 1 (1.3%) | 36 (24.2%) |
| Antihypertensivesb | 107 (36.9%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (13.3%) | 15 (28.3%) | 84 (58.7%) | 91 (39.7%) | 4 (5%) | 87 (58.4%) |
| Hypertensionc | 136 (46.9%) | 3 (8.8%) | 14 (23.3%) | 15 (28.3%) | 104 (72.7%) | 107 (46.7%) | 7 (8.8%) | 100 (67.1%) |
| Physical actived | 175 (60.3%) | 21 (61.8%) | 38 (63.3%) | 27 (50.9%) | 89 (62.2%) | 129 (56.3%) | 46 (57.5%) | 83 (55.7%) |
| Diabetese | 22 (7.6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (5.7%) | 18 (12.6%) | 20 (8.7%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (13.4%) |
| Cardiovascular eventf | 34 (11.7%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (7.5%) | 4 (7.5%) | 27 (18.9%) | 17 (3.7%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (11.4%) |
| Smokingg | 54 (18.6%) | 12 (35.3%) | 17 (28.3%) | 17 (28.3%) | 13 (9.1%) | 26 (11.4%) | 14 (17.5%) | 12 (8.1%) |
| Waist circumference > cutoffh | 192 (66.2%) | 13 (38.2%) | 28 (46.7%) | 33 (62.3%) | 118 (82.5%) | 76 (33.2%) | 15 (18.8%) | 61 (40.9%) |
| Alcohol consumption > cutoffi | 106 (36.6%) | 5 (14.7%) | 22 (36.7%) | 20 (37.7%) | 59 (41.3%) | 23 (10%) | 9 (11.3%) | 14 (9.4%) |
aExcl. vegetable substances, omega-3 fatty acid; bClassification according to recommendations of the German League; cCurrent hypertension (≥140/90 mm Hg) or known hypertension controlled by medication according to ISH-WHO 1999; dQuestionnaire; eDiabetes mellitus; fMyocardial infarct and stroke; gRegular smokers and irregular smokers; hCutoff for increased risk of metabolic complications associated with obesity according to WHO report: >94 cm for males and >80 cm for females (21); iRecommendation for healthy diet characteristics from European Heart Journal: alcohol consumption >20 g/day for males and >10 g/day for females (21).