title: Data on subgroup specific baseline characteristics and serum sphingosine-1-phosphate concentrations in the Study of Health in Pomerania.
abstract: In this data article, we provide subgroup specific baseline characteristics and serum sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) concentrations for healthy individuals within the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP)-TREND cohort. After exclusion of subjects with cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, elevated liver enzymes and/or chronic kidney disease stadium III or IV, four subgroups were defined according to different limits for body mass index (BMI), alterations in blood lipid levels and smoking status. Tables show respective clinical and laboratory parameters stratified by gender. Serum S1P concentrations are also stratified by age groups. The data presented herein is related to the research article entitled "Reference intervals for serum sphingosine-1-phosphate in the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania" (E. Moritz, D. Wegner, S. Groß, M. Bahls, M. Dörr, S.B. Felix, T. Ittermann, S. Oswald, M. Nauck, N. Friedrich, R.H. Böger, G. Daum, E. Schwedhelm, B.H. Rauch, Clin Chim Acta. 468 (2017) 25-31) [1].
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Department of General Pharmacology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wegner
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Groß
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahls
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dörr
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.affiliation: German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany; Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Till
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ittermann
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oswald
authors.affiliation: German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany; Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nauck
authors.affiliation: German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany; Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Nele
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Rainer H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Böger
authors.affiliation: German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany; Clinic and Polyclinic for Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daum
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Edzard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwedhelm
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Department of General Pharmacology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rauch
keywords: Clinical and laboratory data; Sphingosine-1-phosphate; Study of Health in Pomerania; Subgroup formation