Baseline characteristics of the study population. Data are mean (SD)* or n (%)†
| LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein. | |
| Age in years* | 62.2 (11.3) |
| Women† | 116 (38.5) |
| Hypertension† | 220 (73.1) |
| Diabetes† | 76 (25.2) |
| Hyperlipidaemia† | 115 (38.2) |
| Smoking† | 95 (31.6) |
| Coronary heart disease† | 79 (26.3) |
| Previous stroke/transient ischaemic attack† | 74 (24.6) |
| Peripheral artery disease† | 24 (8.0) |
| Mean diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)* | 79.6 (9.9) |
| Mean systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)* | 146.0 (17.2) |
| HbA1c (%)* | 5.65 (1.25) |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl)* | 192.9 (48.7) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl)* | 155.0 (103.4) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)* | 119.9 (39.2) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)* | 44.9 (16.4) |
| LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio | 3.0 (1.5) |