Table 1. Baseline characteristics of cohort participants, 1/1/2005.
| Age, years, mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 52.11 (17.234); 52 (39–65) [20,727] |
| Gender, women, n (%), [n of the sample] | 10.804 (52.1) [20,727] |
| BP, mmHg systolic, mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 134.75 (17.97); 134 (123–144) [19.797] |
| BP, mmHg, diastolic, mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 78.47 (11.11); 78 (71–86) [19,790] |
| BP high-normal 130-139/85-89 mmHg, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 2,310 (11.7) [19,788] |
| Hypertension, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 0 (0) [21,546] |
| DM2, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 0 (0) [21,546] |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dL, mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 102.70 (89.91); 88 (81–99) [19,152] |
| Impaired fasting glucose, Yes,n (%), [n of the sample] | 2.761 (14.4) [19,152] |
| Total Cholesterol, mg/dL, mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 202.78 (41.87); 201.0(174.0–229.5) [19,189] |
| Hypercholesterolemia, Yes,n (%), [n of the sample] | 9.774 (45.4) [21,546] |
| HDL-cholesterol;mg/dL. mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 55.68 (15.69); 54 (45–65) [19,21] |
| Low- HDL cholesterol. Yes,n (%), [n of the sample] | 4.513 (20.9) [21,546] |
| TGC mg/dL, mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 127.46 (99.82); 104 (75–151) [18,576] |
| TGC ≥150 mg/dL, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 4.742 (22.0) [21,546] |
| Dyslipidaemia, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 5.712 (26.5) [21,546] |
| Creatinine,mg/dL. mean (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 0.84 (0.23); 0.80 (0.70–0.94) [19,38] |
| Glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73, mean (SD); Median (p25-p75) | 50.60 (9.20); 53.6 (46.7–57.3) [2,344] |
| Urinary albumin creatinine ratio,mg/gr, mean(SD); median(p25-p75), [n sample] | 19.75 (118.10); 5.00 (3.60–8.90) [10,750] |
| Microalbuminuria, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 870 (8.1) [10,750] |
| BMI, Kg/m2, mean, (SD); median (p25-p75), [n of the sample] | 30.02 (5.40); 29.64 (26.35–33.01) [17,457] |
| Obesity (BMI≥30 Kg/m2), Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 8,307 (38.6) [21,546] |
| MS 1 component only, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 11,151 (51.8) [21,546] |
| MS 2 components, Yes, n (%), [n of the sample] | 2,546 (11.8) [21,546] |
| Any MS component, Yes, n(%), [n of the sample] | 7,670 (35.6) [21,546] |
n of the whole sample: 21,546.
BP: blood pressure; DM2: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; TGC: triglycerides; BMI: body mass index; MS: metabolic syndrome.