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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Segment-specific association of carotid-intima-media thickness with cardiovascular risk factors – findings from the STAAB cohort study

Variable

Total n = 2492

Men, n (%)

1212 (49)

Age [years], mean (SD)

54 ± 12

Agegroups n (%)

  < = 45 years

597 (24)

 46–60 years

1021 (41)

  > 60 years

868 (35)

Height [cm], mean (SD)

171 ± 9

Weight [kg], mean (SD)

78 ± 17

Obesity [BMI > 30 kg/m], n (%)

492 (20)

Blood pressure systolic [mmHg], mean (SD)

131 ± 18

Blood pressure diastolic [mmHg], mean (SD)

79 ± 10

Hypertension, n (%)

879 (38)

Total cholesterol [mg/dl], mean (SD)

208 ± 38

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

338 (15)

HbA1c [%], mean (SD)

5.5 ± 0.61

Diabetes, n (%)

217 (9)

Current or ex-smoker, n (%)

1324 (54)

 Current smoker, n (%)

455 (19)

 Ex-smoker, n (%)

869 (35)

Previous cardiovascular disease, n (%)

102 (4)

Previous stroke, n (%)

49 (2)

Apparently healthy, n (%)

538 (24)