Table 1 Description of the BHS whole study population at the 1994/95 survey (n = 4,554).^a

Age (years)

50.6 (17.2)

BMI (kg/m²)

26.0 (4.2)

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

5.0 (1.4)

Triacylglycerol (mmol/l)

1.3 (0.9)

LDL (mmol/l)

3.6 (1.0)

HDL (mmol/l)

1.4 (0.4)

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.6 (1.1)

SBP (mmHg)

124.1 (17.9)

DBP (mmHg)

74.5 (10.2)

Male, % (n)

44.2 (2014)

Smoking (ever smoked), % (n)

17.7 (805)

Diabetes (ever had diabetes), % (n)

6.0 (271)

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30), % (n)

13.3 (726)

Coronary heart disease, % (n)

16.3 (744)

Metabolic syndrome (IDF definition), % (n)

19.1 (871)

Metabolic syndrome (NCEP definition), % (n)

15.9 (722)

Lipid-lowering medication, % (n)

2.5 (116)

Insulin injections, % (n)

0.7 (31)