Baseline characteristics of LifeLines DEEP by gender, including smoking, age, BMI, cholesterol level, glucose level, blood pressure and Framingham risk score for cardiovascular disease
| Characteristic | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 636 | 903 | ||
| Smoking status | Current | % | 19.5 | 18.3 |
| Former | % | 29.9 | 28.5 | |
| Never | % | 47.0 | 48.0 | |
| Age | mean (SD) | 44.0 (13.9) | 43.3 (13.8) | |
| BMI | mean (SD) | 25.4 (3.5) | 25.0 (4.7) | |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | mean (SD) | 5.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | mean (SD) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.4) | |
| Glucose level (mmol/L) | mean (SD) | 5.1 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.7) | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | mean (SD) | 123.5 (12.4) | 115.6 (13.4) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | mean (SD) | 73.6 (9.6) | 68.4 (8.3) | |
| CVD risk score | mean (SD) | 8.6 (8.9) | 5.7 (7.0) | |
BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.