| Age, yrs |
71.1 ± 5.3 |
70.7 ± 5.5 |
0.29 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2
|
24.7 ± 3.0 |
24.2 ± 3.4 |
0.02 |
| General obesity |
85 (14.3%) |
71 (12.0%) |
0.26 |
| Waist circumference, cm |
87.7 ± 13.8 |
81.7 ± 15.7 |
< 0.0001 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio |
0.91 ± 0.07 |
0.87 ± 0.06 |
< 0.0001 |
| Central obesity |
33 (5.5%) |
164 (27.8%) |
< 0.0001 |
| Current smoking |
182 (30.5%) |
8 (1.4%) |
< 0.0001 |
| Alcohol intake |
141 (23.7%) |
15 (2.5%) |
< 0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg |
138.5 ± 17.4 |
135.4 ± 18.1 |
0.004 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg |
79.6 ± 10.6 |
75.9 ± 10.5 |
< 0.0001 |
| Hypertension |
341 (57.2%) |
288 (48.8%) |
0.004 |
| Use of antihypertensive drugs |
305 (51.2%) |
252 (42.7%) |
0.004 |
| Blood biochemistry |
|
|
|
| Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L |
6.26 ± 1.84 |
5.99 ± 1.49 |
0.02 |
| Serum triglycerides, mmol/L |
1.61 ± 1.00 |
1.66 ± 1.03 |
0.52 |
| Serum total cholesterol, mmol/L |
4.80 ± 1.03 |
5.31 ± 1.16 |
< 0.0001 |
| Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L |
1.38 ± 0.44 |
1.60 ± 0.41 |
< 0.0001 |
| Serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L |
2.83 ± 0.85 |
3.06 ± 0.93 |
0.0001 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
121 (20.3%) |
102 (17.3%) |
0.18 |
| Use of antidiabetic drugs |
70 (11.7%) |
59 (10.0%) |
0.33 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia |
71 (11.9%) |
58 (9.8%) |
0.25 |
| Use of fibrates |
1 (0.2%) |
0 |
0.32 |
| Hypercholesterolemia |
51 (8.6%) |
94 (15.9%) |
0.0001 |
| Use of statins |
28 (4.7%) |
23 (3.9%) |
0.50 |
| Dietary oil intake, g/d |
36.0 ± 27.2 |
33.9 ± 24.5 |
0.16 |
| Fry or stir-fry oil cooking |
199 (33.3%) |
161 (27.3%) |
0.02 |
| Monounsaturated fat acids |
54 (9.2%) |
61 (10.3%) |
0.45 |
