Table 1 General characteristics of the two independent study populations
| Â | SHIP-0 | SHIP-Trend | P* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50 (36; 63) | 53 (40; 64) | < 0.01 |
Men (%) | 49.5 | 48.6 | 0.42 |
Smoking (%) |  |  | < 0.01 |
 Non-smoker | 69.7 | 73.2 |  |
 Smoker | 30.3 | 26.9 |  |
Body-mass-index (kg/m2) | 26.9 (23.8; 30.1) | 27.5 (24.5; 31.0) | < 0.01 |
Self-reported Diabetes (%) | 8.0 | 10.5 | < 0.01 |
Self-reported diabetes medication (%) | 8.0 | 8.8 | 0.21 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHG) | 135 (121; 149) | 127 (115; 140) | < 0.01 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHG) | 83 (76; 91) | 77 (70; 84) | < 0.01 |
Hypertension (%) | 45.0 | 26.7 | < 0.01 |
eGFR (ml/min) | 116 (102; 126) | 111 (99; 121) | < 0.01 |