Table 1.
Baseline- and 5-year characteristics
| Baseline | 5-year visit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or N | (SD) or % | Mean or N | (SD) or % | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (years) | 46.4 | (7.8) | 51.8 | (7.8) |
| Male sex, no. | 1632 | 50.6 | – | – |
| Risk factors | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 | (4.3) | 26.4 | (4.4) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.47 | (1.0) | 5.48 | (1.0) |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.45 | (0.9) | 3.34 | (0.9) |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.45 | (0.4) | 1.57 | (0.4) |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.28 | (1.1) | 1.31 | (1.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.0 | (16.7) | 128.8 | (16.4) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 82.5 | (11.3) | 80.9 | (10.3) |
| Lifestyle | ||||
| Diet, no. | 3133 | 3165 | ||
| Healthy | 481 | 15.4 | 834 | 26.4 |
| Average | 2200 | 70.2 | 2053 | 64.9 |
| Unhealthy | 452 | 14.4 | 278 | 8.8 |
| Smoking, no. | 3201 | 3210 | ||
| Never | 1333 | 41.6 | 1333 | 41.5 |
| Former | 828 | 25.9 | 784 | 24.4 |
| Occasional | 125 | 3.9 | 113 | 3.5 |
| Quit | – | – | 271 | 8.4 |
| Daily | 915 | 28.6 | 709 | 22.1 |
| Alcohol intake, no. | 3114 | 3069 | ||
| Abstinent | 269 | 8.6 | 257 | 8.4 |
| Within recommendations | 2379 | 76.4 | 2380 | 77.5 |
| Overuse | 466 | 15.0 | 432 | 14.1 |
| Physical activity, no. | 3172 | 3193 | ||
| Low activity | 635 | 20.0 | 485 | 15.2 |
| Light activity | 1971 | 62.1 | 2047 | 64.1 |
| Moderate activity | 528 | 16.6 | 626 | 19.6 |
| High activity | 38 | 1.2 | 35 | 1.1 |
Baseline and 5-year characteristics of the main study sample with paired suPAR measurements (n = 3225). Abbreviations: SD standard deviation