Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the Whitehall II study (including all individuals examined on both CVD BeadChip and Metabochip) and the Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS).

Baseline characteristics	WHII	CCHS
Total participants, No.	5059	10322
Women (%)	1338 (26)	5754 (56)
Age, years	49 (44–54)	59 (45–69)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25 (23–27)	25 (22–28)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	6.4 (5.7–7.2)	6.0 (5.1–6.9)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	1.5 (1.2–1.8)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.4 (3.7–5.0)	3.6 (2.9–4.4)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.4 (0.8–1.7)	1.5 (1.1–2.2)

Values are number and (%) or median and (interquartile range).