Table 1.
Distribution of phenotype variables at SHIP-2
| Continuous variables | Mean (±SD) | Median (first–third quartile) | Missing data (%) |
| Age (years) | 55.8 (±12.3) | 56.0 (46.0–65.0) | 0.0 |
| Alcohol (g/day) | 9.1 (±12.7) | 4.3 (1.2–11.5) | 2.2 |
| Balanced diet (Food frequency score) | 14.5 (±3.4) | 15.0 (12.0–17.0) | 0.0 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 28.0 (±4.8) | 27.4 (24.6–30.7) | 0.1 |
| Carotid intima–media thickness (mm) | 0.6 (±0.1) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 1.2 |
| Exocrine pancreatic function (pancreatic elastase, µg/g stool) | 460.3 (±166.8) | 481.0 (346.0–585.0) | 0.5 |
| Glycaemic control (HbA1c, %) |
5.4 (±0.8) | 5.3 (5.0–5.7) | 0.1 |
| Cardiac function (NT-proBNP, pg/mL) | 112.6 (±174.4) | 66.5 (36.0–120.8) | 3.1 |
| Household net income (class) | 4.9 (±2.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 1.5 |
| LDL/HDL ratio | 2.5 (±0.9) | 2.3 (1.8–3.1) | 0.2 |
| No of household members | 2.2 (±0.9) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 0.0 |
| Renal function (eGFR, mL/min) | 87.6 (±17.2) | 88.5 (76.3–99.9) | 0.1 |
| Smoking (cigarettes/day) | 2.1 (±5.5) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 |
| Species richness (N0) | 248.3 (±63.4) | 245.0 (205.0–287.0) | 0.0 |
| Thyroid function (TSH, mU/L) | 1.2 (±1.0) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 0.3 |
| Binary variables | Positive reports (%) | Missing data (%) |
| Arterial hypertension | 48.8 | 0.1 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10.6 | 0.1 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 34.8 | 0.2 |
| Fatty liver disease | 16.8 | 0.8 |
| Female sex | 53.9 | 0.0 |
| Hypothyroidism | 12.7 | 0.3 |
| Manifest atherosclerotic disease | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Proton pump inhibitor usage | 10.5 | 0.0 |
All variables are in alphabetical order. All values are rounded to one decimal place.
BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; SHIP, Study of Health in Pomerania; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.