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Demographic characteristics of the study population
| Phenotype | TwinsUK |
| n | 1797 |
| Male: female | 0 : 1797 |
| Monozygotic twin:dizygotic twin:singletons | 812 : 860 : 125 |
| Age (years) | 57.93 (9.17) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.33 (4.80) |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.39 (9.48) |
| PWV (m/s) | 9.33 (1.95) |
| SBP (mmHg) | 127.03 (16.13) |
Values are given as mean (SD). PWV, pulse-wave velocity.
