Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the VHM&PP study population 1985–2005.

	mean	SD
Women (n = 61,662)
Age [years]	51.5	13.5
Serum uric acid [μmol/L]	243.6	68.3
BMI [kg/m²]	25.6	4.8
Systolic blood pressure [mmHg]	135.0	23.0
Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg]	82.1	11.4
Blood glucose [mmol/L]	101.4	36.3
Total cholesterol [mmol/L]	228.8	47.5
Triglycerides [mmol/L]	123.3	81.3
Gamma-GT [U/L]	16.7	22.6
	n	%
Age > 50 years	33861	54.9
Smokers	12848	20.8
Obesity	10196	16.5
Hypertension	29379	47.7
Diabetes	9752	16.0
Men (n = 85,211)
	mean	SD
Age [years]	41.2	14.6
Serum uric acid [μmol/L]	314.8	71.6
BMI [kg/m²]	25.4	3.6
Systolic blood pressure [mmHg]	132.0	18.8
Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg]	81.6	10.9
Blood glucose [mmol/L]	102.3	36.9
Total cholesterol [mmol/L]	216.5	47.7
Triglycerides [mmol/L]	153.2	122.3
Gamma-GT [U/L]	25.5	36.2
	n	%
Age > 50 years	22684	26.6
Smokers	31161	36.6
Obesity	8638	10.1
Hypertension	34818	40.9
Diabetes	14610	17.3