Table 1.
Characteristics of the reference and general samples.a
| General sample
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Reference sample
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| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| n | 1388 | 1721 | 462 | 674 |
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| Age, years | 59 (10) | 59 (10) | 55 (9) | 56 (8) |
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| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.5 (4.4) | 27.4 (5.7) | 26.1 (2.4) | 24.4 (2.8) |
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| Blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
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| Systolic | 130 (17) | 127 (20) | 119 (11) | 116 (12) |
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| Diastolic | 78 (9) | 74 (9) | 74 (7) | 71 (8) |
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| Total cholesterol, | ||||
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| mg/dL | 200 (40) | 212 (38) | 202 (39) | 209 (39) |
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| mmol/L | 5.17 (1.03) | 5.48 (0.98) | 5.22 (1.01) | 5.41 (1.01) |
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| HDL cholesterol | ||||
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| mg/dL | 43.8 (12.3) | 58.1 (16.3) | 46.5 (12.6) | 61.9 (15.8) |
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| mmol/L | 1.13 (0.32) | 1.50 (0.42) | 1.20 (0.33) | 1.60 (0.41) |
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| Smoker, % | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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| Antihypertensive therapy, % | 29 | 25 | ||
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| Diabetes, % | 12 | 9 | ||
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| Atrial fibrillation, % | 3 | 1 | ||
a
Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise noted.