Characteristics of the study population.¹

1Mean and ± SD are shown for continuous and % are shown for categorical variables. Age, FPG and TAG are shown as a median (interquartile range). Numbers and % (in brackets) for categorical variables will vary in different analyses as some variables have missing values. 2HDL-C: <1.03 (MALES) <1.29 (FEMALES). 3Dyslipidaemia: TAG≥1.7 and HDL-C: <1.03 (MALES) <1.29 (FEMALES). 4Hypertension: SBP≥140 and/or DBP≥90.