Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the Lifelines cohort.
| Age (years) | 44 ± 13 |
| Male sex | 60,292 (41) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125 ± 15 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 ± 11 |
| Hypertension | 22,120 (15) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26 ± 4.3 |
| Current smoker | 30,589 (21) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3319 (2.2) |
| Statin treatment | 7092 (4.8) |
| Lipid levels (mmol/l) | |
| Total cholesterol | 5.2 ± 1.1 |
| LDL-c | 3.3 ± 1.0 |
| HDL-c | 1.5 ± 0.4 |
| Triglycerides | 1.2 ± 0.80 |
| 10-year CVD risk | |
| Low (< 10%) | 135,301 (92) |
| Medium (10–19%) | 6573 (4) |
| High (≥ 20%) | 5911 (4) |
Data presented as mean ± SD values or n (%).
CVD: cardiovascular disease; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.