Table 1 General characteristics stratified by consent status, based on the information extractable from the EHR

Age, median (Q1-Q3)^a

67 (54.0–77.0)

63 (51.0–73.0)

71 (59.0–80.0)

66 (54.0–77.0)

Sex (women), N(%)^a

2828 (49.4)

1083/2378 (45.5)

1025/1907 (53.7)

720/1445 (49.8)

High education, N(%)^b

579 (19.2)

357/1724 (20.7)

153/1001 (15.3)

69/284 (24.3)

Current Smoking, N(%)^b

471 (11.9)

264/2289 (11.5)

167/1281 (13.0)

40/372 (10.8)

Specialist specific OPD^a

 -Cardiology

2783 (48.6)

1173/2378 (49.3)

815/1907 (42.7)

795/1445 (55.0)

 -Diabetology

303 (5.3)

171/2378 (7.2)

60/1907 (3.1)

72/1445 (5.0)

 -Geriatrics

1779 (31.0)

479/2378 (20.1)

909/1907 (47.7)

391/1445 (27.1)

 -Nephrology

435 (7.6)

270/2378 (11.4)

74/1907 (3.9)

91/1445 (6.3)

 -Vascular medicine

430 (7.5)

285/2378 (12.0)

49/1907 (2.6)

96/1445 (6.6)

Physical Activity per week (METminutes), median(Q1-Q3)^b

4480.0 (2265.0- 7710.0)

4800 (2550.0–7995.0)

3675 (1638.8–6840.0)

5490.0 (2955.0–8026.5)

Previous AMI, CABG, CHF, Stroke, ICH, TIA, PAD (IC, AAA, Carotid), N(%)^b

1400 (35.3)

782/2303 (34.0)

507/1292 (39.2)

111/372 (29.8)

Previous AMI, CABG, arrest, N(%)^b

678 (17.1)

391/2303 (17.0)

226/1292 (17.5)

61/372 (16.4)

Previous CHF, N(%)^b

401 (10.1)

237/2303 (10.3)

130/1292 (10.1)

34/372 (9.1)

Previous stroke, ICH, TIA, N(%)^b

527 (13.3)

289/2303 (12.5)

207/1292 (16.0)

31/372 (8.3)

Previous peripheral arterial disease, N(%)^b

364 (9.2)

196/2303 (8.5)

141/1292 (10.9)

27/372 (7.3)

Hypertension, N(%)^b

1963 (49.5)

1126/2303 (48.9)

657/1292 (50.9)

180/372 (48.4)

Kidney disease, N(%)^b

755 (19.0)

470/2303 (20.4)

230/1292 (17.8)

55/372 (14.8)

Proteinuria, N(%)^b

521 (13.1)

344/2303 (14.9)

130/1292 (10.1)

47/372 (12.6)

Diabetes, N(%)^b

833 (21.0)

504/2303 (21.9)

264/1292 (20.4)

65/372 (17.5)

Hyperlipidemia, N(%)^a

1555 (43.4)

858/1945 (44.1)

588/1362 (43.2)

109/275 (39.6)

Body Mass Index (kg/m²), median(Q1-Q3)^a

25.9 (23.1–29.4)

26.3 (23.5–29.6)

25.6 (22.9–29.1)

25.3 (22.6–28.7)

Heart rate (bpm), mean(SD)^a

74.8 (14.6)

74.0 (14.1)

75.1 (14.7)

76.7 (15.8)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean(SD)^a

141.7 (24.1)

140.7 (22.6)

145.1 (25.4)

134.6 (24.2)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean(SD)^a

80.0 (12.4)

80.8 (12.0)

80.3 (12.3)

75.4 (13.5)

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L), median(Q1-Q3)^a

5.1 (4.2–6.0)

5.1 (4.3–6.0)

5.1 (4.2–6.0)

4.8 (3.9–5.8)

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L), median(Q1-Q3)^a

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

Hb (mmol/L), mean(SD)^a

8.6 (1.1)

8.8 (1.0)

8.5 (1.1)

8.1 (1.3)

Creatinine (μmol/L), median(Q1-Q3)^a

76.0 (64.0–95.0)

76 (65.0–93.0)

75 (63.0–94.0)

79 (65.0–102.8)

eGFR (CKD epi), mean(SD)^a

77.5 (25.9)

80.1 (24.9)

75.7 (25.5)

73.7 (28.6)

HbA1c (mmol/mol), median(Q1-Q3)^a

38.0 (35.0–44.0)

38 (35.0–43.0)

38 (35.0–44.0)

41 (36.0–52.0)

10-yr risk on CVD, median(Q1-Q3)^c

10.0 (3.0–28.0)

9.0 (3.0–24.6)

12.7 (4.0–29.9)

8.0 (5.0–18.5)