Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the 9,989 study subjects.
| Characteristic | Men (N = 5,142) | Women (N = 4,847) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5.41±0.49 | 5.12±0.46 |
| Hemoglobin A1c [mmol/mol (%)] | 36±4 (5.4±0.4) | 36±4(5.4±0.4) |
| Age (years) | 51.9±11.9 | 54.1±11.1 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 126.0±17.2 | 121.1±17.9 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76.8±10.7 | 72.5±10.8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5±2.8 | 22.3±3.0 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.26 (0.90, 1.82) | 0.93 (0.69, 1.28) |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.43±0.83 | 3.50±0.88 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.38±0.35 | 1.67±0.38 |
| Asparate aminotransferase (U/l) | 22 (18, 26) | 20 (17, 23) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) | 22 (16, 30) | 16 (12, 20) |
| Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase(U/l) | 23 (15, 41) | 11(8, 17) |
| White blood cell count (109/l) | 5.8 (5.0, 6.9) | 5.2 (4.5, 6.2) |
| Uric acid (µmol/l ) | 364.5±76.3 | 269.9±60.0 |
| Creatinine (µmol/l ) | 72.8±11.6 | 54.1±9.8 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (25 percentile, 75 percentile) or number (%).
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.