Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics
|  | Overall (n = 5432) | Male (n = 2648) | Female (n = 2784) | p value†| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Triglyceride glucose index | 8.87 (0.60) | 8.88 (0.59) | 8.87 (0.60) | 0.266 | |
Age, years | 50.69 (11.62) | 51.15 (11.92) | 50.26 (11.32) | 0.025 | |
Education | 0–5 years | 3861 (71.2) | 1648 (62.4) | 2213 (79.6) |  < 0.001 |
6–12 years | 1230 (22.7) | 729 (27.6) | 501 (18.0) | ||
> 12 years | 333 (6.1) | 266 (10.1) | 67 (2.4) | ||
Marital status, married | 4951 (91.1) | 2605 (98.4) | 2346 (84.3) |  < 0.001 | |
Smoking status | Current | 846 (15.6) | 792 (29.9) | 54 (1.9) |  < 0.001 |
Former | 353 (6.5) | 312 (11.8) | 41 (1.5) | ||
never | 4233 (77.9) | 1544 (58.3) | 2689 (96.6) | ||
Hypertension | 1510 (27.8) | 653 (24.7) | 857 (30.8) |  < 0.001 | |
Diabetes | 459 (8.4) | 198 (7.5) | 261 (9.4) | 0.012 | |
Dyslipidemia | 4735 (87.2) | 2178 (82.3) | 2557 (91.8) |  < 0.001 | |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.77 (4.68) | 25.54 (3.92) | 27.95 (5.03) |  < 0.001 | |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.93 (0.08) | 0.93 (0.08) | 0.93 (0.09) | 0.002 | |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 121.64 (20.95) | 121.09 (20.14) | 122.15 (21.67) | 0.368 | |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 78.40 (11.52) | 78.08 (10.86) | 78.70 (12.10) | 0.486 | |
Fasting glucose, mg/dL | 88.67 (32.84) | 88.11 (32.77) | 89.20 (32.91) | 0.303 | |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 214.12 (52.25) | 208.13 (51.54) | 219.81 (52.30) |  < 0.001 | |
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 128.96 (43.42) | 123.83 (43.03) | 133.84 (43.22) |  < 0.001 | |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 46.91 (10.36) | 45.36 (10.06) | 48.39 (10.43) |  < 0.001 | |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 191.28 (103.26) | 194.68 (106.88) | 188.04 (99.61) | 0.074 | |