Table 1.

Subject characteristics.

	Normoalbuminuria (0–30 mg/24 h)	Microalbuminuria (30–300 mg/24 h)	Macroalbuminuria (> 300 mg/24 h)
n	5926	831	79
Age (years)	47.9 (12.2)	55.7 (12.3)*	57.8 (11.9)*
Sex (% men)	48.4	65.1*	68.4*
MAP (mmHg)	90.7 (11.5)	100.4 (14.3)*	104.7 (13.1)*
Cholesterol (mmol l−1)	5.6 (1.1)	5.8 (1.1)*	6.0 (1.3)*
Smoking	37.8	39.3	33.3
Cardiovascular drug use
No	83	67	54
1 drug group	9	13†	13†
2 drug groups	4	9	20
≥3 drug groups	4	11	13

Continuous values are reported as means (s.d.), categorical values as percentages, MAP=mean arterial pressure.

^*P < 0.005 vs normoalbuminuria.

^†Prevalence distribution for micro- and macroalbuminuria significantly (P < 0.05) different from normoalbuminuria.