Table 3. Characteristics of study population of Leiden 85-plus study.

Characteristics	Values (n = 599)
Male, n (%)	396 (66.11)
Low education or unskilled profession, n (%)	386 (64.44)
Current Smoking, n (%)	96 (16.03)
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD)	27.20 (4.47)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD)	5.71 (1.13)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)	155.13 (18.66)
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)	76.70 (9.53)
Antihypertensive treatment, n (%)	260 (43.41)
History of diabetes mellitus, n (%)	92 (15.36)
Arterial fibrillation, n (%)	56 (9.35)
History of cardiovascular events, n (%)	402 (67.11)

Abbreviations: n: number; kg/m2: kilogram per meter squared; SD: Standard Deviation; mmol/L: millimoles per litter; mmHg: millimetres of mercury.