Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study populations.

Phenotype	TwinsUK Mean(SD)	ORCADES Mean(SD)
n	2970	967
Female %	100%	100%
Carotid plaque, yes:no	336:1046	NA
Femoral plaque, yes:no	337:1036	NA
Age	57.41(8.71)	53.7(15.11)
10-year ASCVD Risk Score	4.85(5.43)	6.9(11.24)
BMI	26.61(4.85)	27.5(3.98)
DBP, mmHG	77.63(9.79)	72.67(9.23)
HDL Cholesterol, mmol/l	1.56(0.43)	1.62(0.43)
HOMA-IR	1(0.74)	NA
SBP, mmHG	126.02(15.83)	125.12(19.52)
Current smokers, n(%)	251(8.45%)	66(6.812%)
Total Cholesterol, mmol/l	5.63(1.20)	5.47(1.16)
T2D, n(%)	79 (2.66%)	28(2.89)