Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population according to diabetes and smoking status

Men (n)

9539

7063

11054

323

392

341

Age (years)

43.2 (11.9)^c

48.5 (11.7)

42.6 (11.1)

54.1 (11.5)

56.9 (9.1)

51.0 (10.4)

 Low

28

29

37

31

31

33

 Moderate

33

37

35

31

35

34

 High

39

34

28

38

34

33

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.1 (3.5)

27.3 (3.7)

25.8 (3.7)

28.5 (4.4)

29.3 (4.0)

27.8 (4.9)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140 (18)

144 (20)

142 (19)

148 (24)

148 (21)

146 (21)

Serum cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.8 (1.2)

6.1 (1.2)

6.2 (1.31)

5.7 (1.2)

5.9 (1.3)

6.1 (1.4)

 Low

8

10

13

16

21

24

 Moderate

83

84

82

81

77

75

 High

9

6

5

3

2

1

Women (n)

21463

2980

5101

878

125

153

Age (years)

45.7 (11.6)

42.5 (11.6)

40.4 (10.8)

54.0 (11.1)

51.2 (11.9)

46.7 (11.0)

 Low

32

31

40

36

31

38

 Moderate

34

33

33

34

39

32

 High

34

36

27

30

30

30

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.2 (4.8)

25.9 (4.6)

24.9 (4.5)

29.7 (6.1)

31.1 (6.3)

28.4 (5.4)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140 (23)

131 (19)

131 (19)

148 (24)

145 (23)

138 (23)

Serum cholesterol (mmol/l)

6.0 (1.3)

5.5 (1.2)

5.6 (1.2)

6.0 (1.3)

5.7 (1.1)

6.0 (1.3)

 Low

15

13

17

27

29

28

 Moderate

82

83

80

71

70

70

 High

3

4

3

2

1

2