Table 1 Baseline characteristics for participants (n = 11,014) and overview of missing data

^aWomen (n, %)

6234 (56.6)

NA

^aBlood pressure medication, never (n, %)

5204 (47.3)

NA

^aDiabetes, yes (n,%)

1553 (14.1)

NA

^aAge, years (mean, SD)

57.6 (15.7)

NA

^aSystolic blood pressure, mmHg (mean, SD)

146.6 (23.8)

NA

^aTotal Cholesterol, mmol/L (mean, SD)

6.2 (1.3)

NA

^aHDL cholesterol, mmol/L (mean, SD)

1.3 (0.4)

NA

^aAntihypertensive treatment (yes (n,%)

5810 (52.6)

NA

Estimated glomerulus filtration rate, ml/min (mean, SD)

89.3 (19.5)

NA

Body mass index, kg /m² (mean, SD)

27.9 (4.6)

NA

Waist circumference, cm (mean, SD)

90.8 (12.3)

NA

Pulse, beats/minute (mean, SD)

72.8 (13.4)

NA

Variables with incomplete data

Missing n (%)

Albumine Creatinine Ratio (ACR), mg/mmol (mean, SD)

2.7 (SD 9.8)

1004 (9.1)

 ACR, no (ACR < 3 mg/mmol) (n, %)

8773 (79.7)

 ACR, yes (ACR 3–30 mg/mmol) (n, %)

1237 (11.2)

HADS Depression Scale (HADS-D, range 0–21) (mean, SD)

3.8 (3.1)

506 (4.6)

 Depression Symptoms, no (HADS-D < 8) (n, %)

9159 (83.2)

 Depression Symptoms, yes (HADS-D 8–21 (n, %)

1349 (14.6)

HADS Anxiety Subscale (HADS-A, range 0–21) (mean, SD)

4.2 (3.4)

741 (6.7)

 Anxiety Symptoms, no (HADS-A < 8) (n, %)

8673 (84.4)

 Anxiety Symptoms, yes (HADS-A 8–21) (n, %)

1600 (15.6)

Anxiety or Depression symptoms, no (n, %)

8360 (78.3)

486 (4.4)

Anxiety or Depression Symptoms, yes (n, %)

2313 (21.7)

¹Smoking status (n, %)

226 (2.1)

 Never

4973 (46.1)

 Previously

3401 (31.5)

 Current

2414 (22.4)

Education (HUNT2) or work status (HUNT3) (n, %)

846 (7.7)

 10 years of school or less or unskilled worker

4899 (48.2)

 10–12 years of school or intermediate working class

3892 (38.3)

  > 12 years of School or salariat working class

1377 (13.5)

Intensive exercise (n %)

4355 (39.5)

 None

2970 (44.6)

  <  1 hour per week

1518 (22.8)

 1–2 hours per week

1368 (20.6)

 3 hours or more per week

803 (12.0)