Table 1 Variables included in the model with the corresponding category, name, description, and values or units of measurement for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.

From: A dynamic probabilistic model of the onset and interaction of cardio-metabolic comorbidities on an ageing adult population

Category	Variable name	Description	Values/Unit of measurement
Socio- demographics	Sex	Subject sex	Male/Female
	Baseline age	Age at baseline interview	[years]
	Education	Education level	Less than high-school/High-school graduate/College or more
	Marital status	Civil status	Married or civil partner/Separated, divorced or widowed/Never married
	Retirement	Has the subject retired?	Yes/No
Lifestyle	Physical activity	Frequency of moderate or vigorous physical activity	Hardly ever or never/1-3 per month or 1 per week/More than 1 per week
	Smoking	Has the subject ever smoked?	Never/Past/Current
	Drinking	Has the subject had an alcoholic drink during the last 12 months?	Yes/No
	Drink count	Number of days the subject had an alcoholic drink in the last week	[days]
Health indicators	ADL	Difficulty in Activity of Daily Living: bathing, dressing, eating, walking across room, getting in/out of bed	[0–5 score]
Health indicators	IADL	Difficulty in Instrumental Activity of Daily Living: using phone, managing money, taking medications, shopping for groceries, preparing hot meals	[0–5 score]
Physical measurements	BMI	Body mass index	[kg/m\(^2\)]
	Systolic BP	Systolic blood pressure	[mmHg]
	Diastolic BP	Diastolic blood pressure	[mmHg]
Biomarkers	Fasting glucose	Fasting glucose	[mmol/l]
	HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin	[%]
	Cholesterol	Total cholesterol	[mmol/l]
	HDL	High-density lipoprotein	[mmol/l]
	LDL	Low-density lipoprotein	[mmol/l]
	Triglycerides	Triglyceride level	[mmol/l]
	Fibrinogen	Fibrinogen level	[g/l]
	CRP	C-Reactive Protein level	[mg/l]
	Ferritin	Ferritin level	[ng/ml]
Time	TSB	Current time since baseline (TSB) interview	[years]
Outcomes	Diabetes	Has the subject experienced Type 2 Diabetes onset until now?	Yes/No
	Hypertension	Has the subject experienced hypertension onset until now?	Yes/No
	Heart problems	Has the subject experienced heart problems onset until now?	Yes/No
	Survival	Will death occur within 4 years from this interview?	Yes/No

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Table 1 Variables included in the model with the corresponding category, name, description, and values or units of measurement for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.

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