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Table 1 Characteristics of the 665 initial study participants

From: Willis-Ekbom disease is not associated with poor cardiovascular health in adults

Characteristic

Population

Mean age, y

59.5

Sex, %

 

  Male

42

  Female

58

Daily alcohol intake, No.

 

  ≥50 g

114

  <50 g

551

Cardiovascular Health Metric

Ideal Rating, %

Poor Rating, %

Blood pressure

63.6

36.4

Exercise

93.8

6.2

Total cholesterol level

88.7

11.3

Fasting glucose concentration

70.4

29.6

BMI

75.3

24.7

Smoking

98.2

1.8

CVH status

30.2

69.8

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CVH cardiovascular health