Baseline characteristics of the CARLA Study population (2002–2006).

1Proportions age-standardized to the age-distribution of the German standard population as of 31.12.2005, means weighted with age-specific weights of standard population (except for mean age)2SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, smoking = smoking tobacco products defined as cigarettes/cigars/pipes,3given as median and inter-quartile-range4glomerular filtration rate according to the simplified MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) equation5CVD: including prevalent myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, stroke, carotid surgery6Hypertension defined as SBP > = 140and/or DBP> = 90 mmHg, and/or use of antihypertensive medication by ATC code7Diabetes defined as self-reported physician-diagnosed diabetes mellitus and/or use of anti-diabetic medication by ATC code1 按2005年12月31日德国标准人口的年龄分布进行年龄标化的比例，除平均年龄外，均采用标准人群的年龄特异性权重进行加权 2 收缩压（SBP, systolic blood pressure）、舒张压（DBP, diastolic blood pressure）；吸烟指吸食烟草制品，包括香烟、雪茄或烟斗 3 以中位数及四分位距（interquartile range）给出 4 肾小球滤过率采用简化MDRD（Modification of Diet in Renal Disease，肾病饮食改良研究）公式计算 5 心血管疾病（CVD, cardiovascular disease）：包括既往心肌梗死、冠状动脉旁路移植术、经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术、脑卒中及颈动脉手术 6 高血压定义为收缩压≥140mmHg且/或舒张压≥90mmHg，以及依据ATC代码使用降压药物 7 糖尿病定义为自我报告的经医师确诊的糖尿病，以及依据ATC代码使用降糖药物