TABLE 3.

Descriptive statistics at baseline for each variable bar smoking, which is summarized in its own table due to its ordinal nature

	Mean ± SD	Min	Max
Hematology
Hemoglobin	14.2 ± 1.2	9.8	18.6
MCHC	33.2 ± 1	29	36
MCV	90.6 ± 3.9	76	108
MCH	30 ± 1.4	22.2	36.7
Thrombocytes	255.8 ± 55.4	81	499
Electrolytes
Phosphate	1.1 ± 0.2	0.5	1.6
Calcium	2.4 ± 0.1	2.1	2.9
Sodium	140.6 ± 2.1	131	147
Chloride	101.6 ± 2.2	93	107
Magnesium	0.9 ± 0.1	0.6	1.1
Potassium	4.3 ± 0.3	2.9	5.9
Metabolites
Creatinine	74.7 ± 13	46	115
Enzymes/Markers
ALAT	24.7 ± 12.3	3	97
CK	126.7 ± 75	31	499
LD	168 ± 29	83	293
GT	24.7 ± 17.4	5	149
Carbohydrates
Glucose	5.3 ± 0.8	2.3	10.6
Proteins/Lipids
HDL cholesterol	1.6 ± 0.5	0.6	4.4
Total cholesterol	5.1 ± 1.1	2.9	8.9
LDL cholesterol	3.2 ± 0.9	1.2	6.4
CRP	1.6 ± 1.7	0.4	12.2
Triglycerides	1.3 ± 0.9	0.3	7.7
Clinical measures
WHR	0.9 ± 0.1	0.5	1.3
Systolic	127.6 ± 17.5	90	190
Diastolic	80 ± 9.6	50	113.7
Pulse	66 ± 9.5	40	97.6
BMI	25.2 ± 4.1	16.8	43.4