Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Age (year) (mean ± SD)

53 (16)

Gender

    Female

60%

Education level^a

    Low

13%

    Middle

56%

    High

31%

Marital status^a

    Married / registered partnership

74%

    Divorced

6%

    Widow(er)

4%

    Never married

16%

Smoking status^a

    Currently smoking

17%

Physical activity: comply with Dutch Standard of Healthy Exercising^{a, b}

    No

60%

Alcohol consumption: ≥ 6 glasses per day^a

    >1 time per week

5%

BMI (kg/m²)^a (mean ± SD)

25.8 (4.6)

    Overweight: BMI 25.0-30.0 kg/m²

37%

    Obese: BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m²

12%

Familial history of cardiovascular diseases^a

24%

Familial history of type II diabetes mellitus^a

19%