Table 1. Demographic data of the analyzed study cohort (Heinz Nixdorf Recall).

	Male (n = 2395)	Female (n = 2419)
age (y)	59.7 ± 7.8	59.6 ± 7.8
height (cm)	174.8 ± 6.8	162.1 ± 6.2***
weight (kg)	86.2 ± 13.2	72.6 ± 13.8***
BMI (kg/m2)	28.2 ± 4.0	27.7 ± 5.2***
waist circumference (cm)	100.3 ± 10.8	88.5 ± 12.9***
Diabetes n (%)	418 (17.5)	238 (9.8)***
smoking status
current	614 (25.6%)	514 (21.3%)
former	1105 (46.1%)	557 (23.0%)
never	669 (27.9%)	1345 (55.6%)

***p < 0.0001 vs. males.