Table 1.

Demographic data of subjects.

Total No of subjects	1789
Age	58.5 ± 11.2
Male Sex - no. (%)	1116 (62%)
BMI (kg/m2)	23.7 ± 3.5
Hypertension - no. (%)	303 (17%)
Current smoking - no. (%)	337 (19%)
HbA1c (cNGSP)	5.8 ± 0.7
TG (mg/dL)	117.8 ± 80.3
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	200.5 ± 33.0
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	64.4 ± 17.3
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	121.7 ± 30.0
UA (mg/dL)	5.6 ± 1.4
Ca (mg/dL)	9.0 ± 0.3
P (mg/dL)	3.5 ± 0.4
Ultrasound of carotid artery
IMT (cm)	0.84 ± 0.19
Presence of plaque - no. (%)	439 (25%)
Bone quantitative ultrasound
BUA (dB/MHz)	109.9 ± 16.1
SOS (m/s)	1564.9 ± 48.5

BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; HDL cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA, uric acid; IMT, intima-media thickness; BUA, broadband ultrasonic attenuation; SOS, speed of sound.