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. 2022 Aug 30;21:167. doi: 10.1186/s12933-022-01596-4

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of SHFS and SHS participants

SHFS (n = 597) SHS controls (n = 189) SHS cases (n = 78)
Mean or % SD Mean or % SD Mean or % SD
Age, years 49 14 61 8 62 8
Education, years 12 2 11 3 11 9
Smoking, %
 Current 33% 37% 35%
 Past 30% 39% 37%
Alcohol consumption, %
 Current 46% 31% 22%
 Past 41% 47% 55%
Physical activitya 4299 3260 75 76 77 16
BMI, kg/m2 36 8 31 5 32 17
Waist circumference, cm 115 18 107 11 110 18
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL 101 31 123 31 127 19
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL 47 14 37 10 36 20
Triglycerides, mg/dL 242 354 190 149 209 21
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 128 18 127 18 136 22
Treated hypertension, % 49% 33% 45%
Duration of diabetes, years 6 8 7 8 11 24
Diabetes medication, %
 Insulin 10% 19% 27%
 Oral 46% 37% 33%
 Both 9% 2% 10%
 Neither 35% 43% 29%
Prevalent CKD, % 9% 16% 32%
Treated lipidemia, % 12% 1% 1%

aPhysical activity was defined as pedometer measured steps per day in SHFS and metabolic equivalent task hours per week in SHS