Table 1.

General characteristics of the GOLDN population.

	Men (n=482)	Women (n=520)
Age, years (range)	49 (18–88)	49 (18–92)
Weight, kg*	90.8±16.0	76.1±17.5
BMI, kg/m2	28.6±4.8	28.2±6.4
Waist circumference, cm*	100±14	93±18
Systolic BP, mmHg*	119±15	113±18
Diastolic BP, mmHg*	71±8	66±9
Glucose, mmol/L*	5.83±1.17	5.44±0.89
Log (Insulin, mU/L)	1.09±0.21	1.07±0.21
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.95±0.98	5.00±1.06
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L†	3.21±0.78	3.11±0.85
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L*	1.06±0.26	1.35±0.36
Triglycerides, mmol/L*	1.35±0.10	1.17±0.09
Metabolic syndrome, n (%)	155 (32)	151 (29)
SNPs, n (%)
rs11774572
CC+CT	342 (71)	370 (71)
TT	140 (29)	150 (29)
rs7819412
AA+AG	352 (73)	381 (73)
GG	129 (27)	140 (27)
rs6995374
GG+CG	218 (45)	232 (45)
CC	264 (55)	288 (55)
CETP-TaqIB
B2 carrier	319 (66)	357 (69)
B1/B1	163 (34)	163 (31)

BP: blood pressure. All values are means ± SD.

^*P<0.001,

^†P<0.05 between genders by unpaired t-test.