Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the UK Biobank Cohort
Characteristic | N = 36,668 |
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Age (years) | 58 (50, 64) |
Women | 19,792 (54%) |
Race | |
Asian | 761 (2.1%) |
Black | 804 (2.2%) |
Mixed | 248 (0.7%) |
Unknown-other | 594 (1.6%) |
White | 34,261 (93%) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.8 (24.2, 29.9) |
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 3.49 (2.91, 4.10) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 138 (125, 152) |
Diabetes diagnosed by physician | |
Do not know | 86 (0.2%) |
No | 34,439 (94%) |
Prefer not to answer | 29 (< 0.1%) |
Yes | 2077 (5.7%) |
Townsend Deprivation Index | −2.1 (−3.6, 0.8) |
Smoking | |
Current | 3861 (11%) |
Never | No Answer | 20,081 (55%) |
Previous | 12,689 (35%) |
Alcohol use | |
Current | 33,417 (91%) |
Never | No Answer | 1754 (4.8%) |
Previous | 1460 (4.0%) |