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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cases and non-cases in the T2D and CHD case-cohort studies

From: Biomarker-defined pathways for incident type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease—a comparison in the MONICA/KORA study

Characteristics at baseline

Incident T2D

Incident CHD

Cases

n = 689

Non-cases

n = 1850

Cases

n = 568

Non-cases

n = 2004

Male (%)

57.0

48.2

73.1

46.9

Age (years)

57.0 (50.0; 64.0)

51.0 (43.0; 60.0)

62.0 (55.0; 68.0)

52.0 (43.0; 60.0)

Survey 1 (%)

23.8

30.2

24.6

28.8

Survey 2 (%)

40.3

36.0

42.8

36.3

Survey 3 (%)

35.8

33.8

32.6

35.0

BMI (kg/m2)

29.5 (27.2; 32.7)

26.3 (24.0; 29.1)

27.9 (25.8; 30.6)

26.5 (24.2; 29.5)

Physically inactive (%)

70.2

60.0

70.6

61.7

Actual hypertensiona (%)

66.5

39.9

68.0

40.7

Current smoking (%)

26.3

24.1

32.4

24.2

Former smoking (%)

31.7

27.8

35.6

27.3

Never smoking (%)

42.1

48.0

32.0

48.5

  1. Categorical variables are presented as proportions and continuous variables as medians (25th percentile; 75th percentile)
  2. a Hypertension (ISH-WHO 1999) or medically treated with known hypertension