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. 2021 Jul 29;18(7):e1003706. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003706

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the UKBB participants included in this study.

Mean (SD) or n (%)
Sample size 367,561 (100)
Male 168,736 (45.9)
Age at baseline (years) 57.2 (8.1)
Body composition
    BMI (kg/m2) 27.4 (4.8)
    FMI (kg/m2) 8.8 (3.6)
    FFMI (kg/m2) 18.6 (2.6)
    Height (m) 1.69 (0.07)
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
    Systolic blood pressure 137.6 (18.6)
    Diastolic blood pressure 82.0 (10.1)
Smoking status
    Current 37,866 (10.3)
    Ex 185,704 (50.5)
    Never 143,777 (39.1)
Alcohol status
    Current 342,797 (93.2)
    Ex 12,732 (3.5)
    Never 11,646 (3.2)
Type 2 diabetes 15,834 (4.3)

Mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables; n (%) for categorical variables.

A total of 214 participants had missing data on smoking status, and 386 participants had missing data on alcohol status.

BMI, body mass index; FFMI, fat-free mass index; FMI, fat mass index; SD, standard deviation; UKBB, UK Biobank.