Table 4 Eliminated proportion (EP) of sex effect, NCDS-58 cohort (N = 17,272)

Systolic Blood Pressure

− 1.86

[− 6.7 to 3.0]

 Complete set

9.31

[− 2.6 to 21.4]

9.15

[− 3.2 to 21.1]

 Behavioural set

2.12

[− 1.7 to 5.9]

2.04

[− 1.9 to 5.9]

 Small set

4.38

[1.5 to 6.9]^*

4.32

[1.4 to 6.9]^*

Log (Triglycerides)

− 7.67

[− 13.2 to − 2.1]^*

 Complete set

− 2.51

[− 18.7 to 12.4]

− 5.52

[− 22.0 to 10.2]

 Behavioural set

− 0.22

[− 5.0 to 4.6]

− 0.35

[− 5.3 to 4.4]

 Small set

1.32

[− 2.1 to 4.9]

1.43

[− 2.0 to 5.1]

LDL Cholesterol

− 14.28

[− 29.0 to − 1.8]^*

 Complete set

2.75

[− 28.6 to 33.5]

− 8.87

[− 42.5 to 23.4]

 Behavioural set

− 0.03

[− 10.1 to 10.0]

0.01

[− 9.9 to 10.1]

 Small set

− 1.90

[− 9.4 to 5.7]

− 1.69

[− 9.3 to 5.8]

HbA1c

− 4.95

[− 28.1 to 17.0]

 Complete set

− 7.88

[− 71.6 to 50.0]

− 32.73

[− 98.2 to 29.4]

 Behavioural set

− 13.20

[− 31.6 to 4.9]

− 14.60

[− 32.5 to 3.7]

 Small set

6.27

[− 7.6 to 21.9]

6.24

[− 7.4 to 21.7]

Log (CRP)

63.34

[23.2 to 170.0]^*

 Complete set

− 20.31

[− 158.4 to 103.2]

13.93

[− 121.5 to 160.8]

 Behavioural set

0.53

[− 43.4 to 38.5]

1.24

[− 42.5 to 38.8]

 Small set

− 16.45

[− 63.3 to 11.9]

− 16.33

[− 64.0 to 13.1]

Log (Cortisol)

− 8.46

[− 121.3 to 71.1]

 Complete set

108.41

[− 143.5 to 562.0]

112.98

[− 136.4 to 545.9]

 Behavioural set

5.90

[− 72.8 to 99.3]

6.44

[− 70.2 to 97.7]

 Small set

0.64

[− 70.3 to 69.1]

1.24

[− 69.8 to 68.7]