Table 2.

Characteristics of the study participants (n = 2,182).

Variable	Mean ± SD (range) or percentage value
Age, years	58.4 ± 10.2 (40.3–81.6)
Gender (male/female), %	41.9/58.1
Socioeconomic status, % High/Middle/Low/Very low	18.7/28.1/28.7/24.5
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	125.7 ± 17.9 (79.5–210.0)
Glucose, fasting state, mmol/L	5.8 ± 1.0 (1.5–23.9)
Body mass index, kg/m²	25.7 ± 4.3 (14.2– 47.2)
LDL/HDL-cholesterol ratio	2.2 ± 0.9 (0.3–6.7)
Smoking status, % Never Former/Current	40.7 59.3
Physical inactivity, %	26.2
Psychiatric disorders, DSM-IV, %
Mixed disorders	4.4
Depressive disorders	17.1
Personality traits (range 0–48)	Mean ± SD (range)
Neuroticism	18.2 ± 7.6 (0–45)
Extraversion	27.8 ± 6.1 (3–45)
Openness	29.6 ± 5.9 (9–48)
Agreeableness	33.5 ± 5.1 (12–48)
Conscientiousness	35.1 ± 5.6 (7–48)
Inflammatory measures	Median (interquartile range)
C-reactive protein, mg/l	1.20 (0.60–2.40)
Interleukin-1β, pg/ml	0.60 (0.10–2.46)
Interleukin-6, pg/ml	2.45 (0.96–8.08)
Tumor necrosis factor-α, pg/ml	4.63 (2.50–8.08)
Adiponectin, mg/l	3.91 (2.50–6.16)

SD, standard deviation; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.