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Characteristics of the study participants at the time of retinal assessment (follow-up year 2011)

 2011 (n = 1166)
Sex (% female)55.8
Age (years)a42 (34, 49)
Daily smoker, n (%) [total n]148 (13.3) [1113]
Medication for hypertension, n (%) [total n]98 (8.9) [1104]
Medication for cholesterol, n (%) [total n]42 (3.6) [1166]
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]118.4 (14.1) [1162]
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]75.0 (10.5) [1162]
BMI (kg/m2) [total n]26.2 (4.7) [1161]
Obese, BMI > 30 kg/m2 (%)18.9
Insulin (mU/L)b [total n]7.3 (4.3, 10.7) [1166]
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]5.2 (1.0) [1166]
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]1.3 (0.3) [1165]
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]3.3 (0.8) [1141]
Triglycerides (mmol/L)b [total n]1.1 (0.8, 1.5) [1166]
Glucose (mmol/L) [total n]5.3 (0.5) [1166]
Retinal measures
 Arteriolar diameter, pixels17.9 (1.8)
 Arteriolar tortuosityb0.032 (0.012, 0.041)
 Venular diameter, pixels20.2 (2.6)
 Venular tortuosity0.013 (0.0086)
 2011 (n = 1166)
Sex (% female)55.8
Age (years)a42 (34, 49)
Daily smoker, n (%) [total n]148 (13.3) [1113]
Medication for hypertension, n (%) [total n]98 (8.9) [1104]
Medication for cholesterol, n (%) [total n]42 (3.6) [1166]
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]118.4 (14.1) [1162]
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]75.0 (10.5) [1162]
BMI (kg/m2) [total n]26.2 (4.7) [1161]
Obese, BMI > 30 kg/m2 (%)18.9
Insulin (mU/L)b [total n]7.3 (4.3, 10.7) [1166]
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]5.2 (1.0) [1166]
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]1.3 (0.3) [1165]
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]3.3 (0.8) [1141]
Triglycerides (mmol/L)b [total n]1.1 (0.8, 1.5) [1166]
Glucose (mmol/L) [total n]5.3 (0.5) [1166]
Retinal measures
 Arteriolar diameter, pixels17.9 (1.8)
 Arteriolar tortuosityb0.032 (0.012, 0.041)
 Venular diameter, pixels20.2 (2.6)
 Venular tortuosity0.013 (0.0086)

Values are means (SD) or counts (%)

All laboratory measures were analyzed from fasting serum samples.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

aMean and range.

bMedian and Q1 and Q3.

Table 1.
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Characteristics of the study participants at the time of retinal assessment (follow-up year 2011)

 2011 (n = 1166)
Sex (% female)55.8
Age (years)a42 (34, 49)
Daily smoker, n (%) [total n]148 (13.3) [1113]
Medication for hypertension, n (%) [total n]98 (8.9) [1104]
Medication for cholesterol, n (%) [total n]42 (3.6) [1166]
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]118.4 (14.1) [1162]
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]75.0 (10.5) [1162]
BMI (kg/m2) [total n]26.2 (4.7) [1161]
Obese, BMI > 30 kg/m2 (%)18.9
Insulin (mU/L)b [total n]7.3 (4.3, 10.7) [1166]
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]5.2 (1.0) [1166]
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]1.3 (0.3) [1165]
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]3.3 (0.8) [1141]
Triglycerides (mmol/L)b [total n]1.1 (0.8, 1.5) [1166]
Glucose (mmol/L) [total n]5.3 (0.5) [1166]
Retinal measures
 Arteriolar diameter, pixels17.9 (1.8)
 Arteriolar tortuosityb0.032 (0.012, 0.041)
 Venular diameter, pixels20.2 (2.6)
 Venular tortuosity0.013 (0.0086)
 2011 (n = 1166)
Sex (% female)55.8
Age (years)a42 (34, 49)
Daily smoker, n (%) [total n]148 (13.3) [1113]
Medication for hypertension, n (%) [total n]98 (8.9) [1104]
Medication for cholesterol, n (%) [total n]42 (3.6) [1166]
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]118.4 (14.1) [1162]
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) [total n]75.0 (10.5) [1162]
BMI (kg/m2) [total n]26.2 (4.7) [1161]
Obese, BMI > 30 kg/m2 (%)18.9
Insulin (mU/L)b [total n]7.3 (4.3, 10.7) [1166]
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]5.2 (1.0) [1166]
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]1.3 (0.3) [1165]
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) [total n]3.3 (0.8) [1141]
Triglycerides (mmol/L)b [total n]1.1 (0.8, 1.5) [1166]
Glucose (mmol/L) [total n]5.3 (0.5) [1166]
Retinal measures
 Arteriolar diameter, pixels17.9 (1.8)
 Arteriolar tortuosityb0.032 (0.012, 0.041)
 Venular diameter, pixels20.2 (2.6)
 Venular tortuosity0.013 (0.0086)

Values are means (SD) or counts (%)

All laboratory measures were analyzed from fasting serum samples.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

aMean and range.

bMedian and Q1 and Q3.

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