Table 1 Basic characteristics and laboratory values in males and females

Age (years)

46

11

45

12

0.498

Smoking (pack years)

3.4

9

1.3

6

0.002

 Never (128 males, 157 females)

-

-

 Current (29 males, 26 females)

6.6

11.92

6.0

13.9

0.645

 Previous (82 males, 65 females)

7.5

12.25

2.4

7.1

<0.001

 Exercise habits (number of self-reported ≥30 min exercise sessions per week)

3.0

1.8

3.3

1.8

0.056

Height (cm)

180

6

166

6

<0.001

Weight (kg)

90

13

72

14

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m²)

27.6

4.1

25.9

4.6

<0.001

Office systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

146

22

134

20

<0.001

Office diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

92

11

85

12

<0.001

Cornell ECG voltage product (ms*mm)

1694

620

1609

482

0.093

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

5.6

0.6

5.3

0.5

<0.001

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.2

1.0

2.7

0.9

<0.001

HDL cholesterol

1.36

0.34

1.78

0.42

<0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.50

1.33

1.06

0.63

<0.001

Cystatin-C (mg/l)

0.85

0.15

0.77

0.13

<0.001

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²⁾

119

14

104

9

<0.001