Table 1.
Characteristics of the total study population from the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity (NEO) study
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (year) | 56 (6) |
| Women (%) | 56 |
| Educational level (% higha) | 47 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.3 (4.4) |
| Tobacco smoking (% current and former smokers) | 62 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) | 5 |
| Lipid-lowering drug users (%) | 11 |
| Fasting serum concentrations | |
| CETP (µg/mL) | 2.47 (0.65) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.70 (1.05) |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.56 (0.96) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.57 (0.46) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.23 (0.85) |
N = 5672 (missing data: n = 4 for ethnicity, n = 56 for educational level, n = 4 for smoking, n = 21 for cardiovascular disease, n = 8 for total cholesterol concentration, n = 10 for LDL-cholesterol concentration, n = 9 for HDL-cholesterol concentration and n = 9 for triglyceride concentration). Results are based on analyses weighted towards the reference BMI distribution of the general Dutch population, and presented as mean (SD) or percentage
CETP cholesteryl ester transfer protein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein
aHigh educational level: higher secondary education (according to Dutch educational system), higher vocational education, university, PhD