Characteristics of the South African PURE study population.

Parametric data reported as mean ± SD and non-parametric data as median (25th-75th percentile); SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index, HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein, PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; CLT, clot-lysis time; R rural; U, urban; *Means differed significantly between sexes; rural vs. urban p-value adjusted for age and sex, and only for age where values are reported for men and women separately.