Table 2 |.

Cardiometabolic traits, diseases and related covariates in the CARDINAL study cohorts

Cardiometabolic endpoints and related traits	Potential confounders and effect modifiers
Anthropometry	Demography
Height and weight	Age
Waist and hip circumference	Gender
Biomarkers	Ethnicity
Blood glucose, insulin and HbA1c	Education
Creatinine (serum and urine)	Marital Status
Lipids (TC/LDL/TG/HDL)	Behaviors
Urinary protein and albumin	Smoking
Platelets, red and white blood cell indices	Alcohol
Liver function parameters	Physical activity
Disease endpoints	Diet
Hypertension	Health history
Dyslipidemia	Medical history
Diabetes	Family health history
Stroke
Kidney disease

Liver function parameters: are alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma glutamyl transferase. HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.