Table 1. Characteristics of the study populations.
| Controls | CADa | T2DMb | |||
| Graz | Salzburg | Graz | Salzburg | ||
| n = 1481 | n = 191 | n = 291 | n = 226 | n = 279 | |
| Mean (SDc) age (years) | 51.5 (6.1) | 53.7 (5.5) | 69.8 (9.4) | 73.1 (11.0) | 62.3 (11.6) |
| Male (%) | 64.3 | 90.6 | 68.0 | 40.7 | 57.0 |
| Mean (SDc) BMId (kg/m2) | 26.7 (4.1) | 27.0 (3.2)(189) | 27.4 (4.0) | 27.6 (5.0) | 30.1 (5.5) |
| History of myocardial infarction (%) | 0 | 62.8 | 41.2 | 12.4 | n.a.e |
| Diagnosis of diabetes (%) | 0 | 12.0 | 34.7 | 100 | 100 |
| Hypertension (%) | 13.8(1372) | 49.2 | 79.0 | 73.0 | 54.9 |
a
CAD = coronary artery disease.
b
T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.
c
SD = standard deviation.
d
BMI = body mass index.
e
n.a. = not available.
Missing values represent less than 10% of the total, with the exception of BMI data in patients with T2DM from Graz and hypertension data in patients with T2DM from Salzburg.