Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population at baseline

Characteristics	All n = 1099
	Mean	SD
Age (years)	46.7	10.6
BMI (kg/m2)	26.2	3.8
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.2	0.9
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.3	0.3

	Median	Inter-quartile range
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.05	0.77–1.44
HOMAir (mmol*mU/L2)	1.13	0.76–1.71
Alcohol (g/week)	25.2	8.4–62.1

	Number	Per cent
Sex (male)	537	48.9
Blood pressure category
Optimal	609	65.3
Normal	229	24.6
High normal	78	8.4
Unstable	16	1.7
Diabetes Mellitus type 2	21	1.9
Daily smoking	154	14
Leisure time physical activity
Inactive	68	6.2
Little active	620	58.3
Moderately active	338	31.8
Heavily active	38	3.6
Family history of hypertension	441	40.8
Education
≤ 9 years	271	25
9–12 years	428	40
> 12 years	380	35

BMI body mass index, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-ir homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, SD standard deviation