Aragon workers’ health study baseline characteristics
| Men (n=5048) | Women (n=351) | |
| Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | |
| Age, y | 49.3 (8.7) | 40.8 (11.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 (3.6) | 24.4 (3.8) |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 127.0 (14.7) | 111.4 (13.2) |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 83.8 (10.1) | 76.4 (9.5) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 212.4 (37.6) | 204.3 (39.9) |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 52.4 (11.0) | 66.5 (14.2) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 148.8 (106.1) | 89.7 (75.5) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 98.3 (19.6) | 91.2 (16.3) |
| Smoking habits | ||
| Never | 1796 (35.8) | 146 (41.8) |
| Former | 1359 (27.1) | 46 (13.2) |
| Current | 1862 (37.1) | 157 (45.0) |
Reproduced with permission from Casasnovas et al.11
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.