Table 1 Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the study population (n = 2129)

Age (years), n = 2129

42.5 (± 12.9)

42.0 (20 - 63)

Height (cm), n = 2128

169.4 (± 9.3)

169.2 (154.5 - 185.5)

Weight (kg), n = 2121

76.2 (± 16.0)

74.8 (53.9 - 104.5)

BMI (kg/m ² ), n = 2120

25.8 (± 4.9)

25.1 (19.4 - 34.8)

Waist (cm), n = 2120

87.7 (± 14.1)

87.0 (67.0 - 112.0)

Hip (cm), n = 2120

103.3 (± 9.7)

102.0 (90.0 - 120.0)

Waist-to-hip ratio, n = 2120

0.85 (± 0.1)

0.84 (0.71 - 0.99)

Total cholesterol (mmol/l), n = 2104

5.5 (± 1.1)

5.5 (3.9 - 7.3)

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l), n = 2051

1.6 (± 0.5)

1.5 (1.0 - 2.4)

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l), n = 1773

3.3 (± 0.9)

3.2 (1.8 - 5.0)

Triglycerides (mmol/l), n = 1934

1.7 (± 1.5)

1.3 (0.5 - 4.4)