Table 2 General characteristics of study population according to different age and sex groups
Variable | Men < 55 years (n = 1178) | Men ≥ 55 years (n = 182) | P value | women < 55 years (n = 1498) | women ≥ 55 years (n = 130) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.64 (4.16) | 25.93 (4.16) | 0.377 | 26.61 (4.68) | 28.91 (4.37) | < 0.001 |
WC, cm | 87.85 (11.30) | 91.24 (10.44) | < 0.001 | 84.07 (11.75) | 93.67 (10.99) | < 0.001 |
TC, mg/dL | 196.46 (39.97) | 207.34 (39.77) | 0.001 | 196.68 (39.60) | 241.93 (53.83) | < 0.001 |
TG, mg/dL | 158.0 (103.0, 217.0) | 148.5 (97.0, 213.25) | 0.323 | 115.0 (80.0, 172.0) | 160.0 (121.0, 208.5) | < 0.001 |
HDL, mg/dL | 37.82 (9.31) | 38.77 (9.36) | 0.202 | 45.10 (11.39) | 47.11 (10.31) | 0.037 |
LDL, mg/dL | 124.63 (34.66) | 134.60 (33.01) | < 0.001 | 124.50 (34.24) | 157.48 (40.53) | < 0.001 |
SBP, mmHg | 114.94 (13.08) | 128.80 (20.20) | < 0.001 | 111.31 (13.75) | 134.01 (21.45) | < 0.001 |
DBP, mmHg | 76.00 (10.27) | 79.01 (12.36) | 0.002 | 75.08 (9.66) | 82.68 (10.25) | < 0.001 |
FPG, mg/dL | 89.73 (8.74) | 92.47 (9.75) | < 0.001 | 87.67 (8.74) | 92.64 (9.25) | < 0.001 |
TSH, mIU/L | 1.43 (0.94, 2.06) | 1.33 (0.83, 2.11) | 0.144 | 1.77 (1.13, 2.67) | 1.34 (0.91, 2.12) | < 0.001 |
FT4, ng/dL | 1.26 (0.14) | 1.20 (0.14) | < 0.001 | 1.18 (0.14) | 1.19 (0.14) | 0.474 |
TPO-Ab, IU/mL | 4.73 (2.88, 8.99) | 6.12 (3.97, 10.03) | < 0.001 | 5.63 (3.25, 11.48) | 6.44 (3.72, 12.55) | 0.163 |
Cr, μmol/L | 1.15 (0.12) | 1.13 (0.10) | 0.001 | .94 (0.09) | .93 (0.07) | 0.017 |
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 | 83.11 (12.38) | 69.74 (7.87) | < 0.001 | 80.01 (11.63) | 67.24 (6.16) | < 0.001 |
Smoking, n (%) | ||||||
Current | 304 (25.9) | 37 (20.3) | 0.127 | 38 (2.5) | 4 (3.1) | 0.935 |
Former or never | 869 (74.1) | 145 (79.7) | 1458 (97.5) | 126 (69.6) | ||
Physical activity, n (%) | ||||||
Low | 813 (69.5) | 112 (61.9) | 0.048 | 1007 (67.4) | 100 (77.5) | 0.024 |
High | 356 (30.5) | 69 (38.1) | 486 (32.6) | 29 (22.5) |