Table 1.
The distribution of selected characteristics of non-diabetic elders aged 60 + years in nanjing, China (N = 26, 769).
| Participants (n, %) | χ2 | p value1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Men | Women | |||
| Total | 26,769 |
13,052 (48.8) |
13,717 (51.2) |
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| Age (years) | |||||
| 60–69 |
18,059 (67.5) |
8644 (66.2) |
9415 (68.2) |
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| 70–79 |
7103 (26.5) |
3598 (27.6) |
3505 (25.6) |
17.7 | < 0.01 |
| 80+ |
1607 (6.0) |
810 (6.2) |
797 (5.8) |
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| Residence area | |||||
| Urban |
12,096 (48.2) |
6176 (47.3) |
6730 (49.1) |
8.2 | < 0.01 |
| Rural |
13,863 (51.8) |
6876 (52.7) |
6987 (50.9) |
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| Educational attainment (schooling years) | |||||
| 6- |
11,947 (44.6) |
4696 (36.0) |
7251 (52.9) |
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| 7–12 |
12,512 (46.7) |
6913 (53.0) |
5599 (40.8) |
812.0 | < 0.01 |
| 13+ |
2310 (8.6) |
1443 (11.0) |
867 (6.3) |
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| Body weight2 | |||||
| Non-excess |
12,110 (45.2) |
5829 (44.7) |
6281 (45.8) |
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| Overweight |
10,926 (40.8) |
5603 (42.9) |
5323 (38.8) |
72.7 | < 0.01 |
| Obese |
3733 (14.0) |
1620 (12.4) |
2113 (15.4) |
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| Blood pressure3 | |||||
| Normal |
11,460 (42.8) |
5298 (40.6) |
6162 (44.9) |
51.2 | < 0.01 |
| HTN |
15,309 (57.2) |
7754 (59.4) |
7555 (55.1) |
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| Triglyceride4 | |||||
| Normal |
19,333 (72.2) |
9752 (74.7) |
9581 (69.8) |
79.0 | < 0.01 |
| HTG |
7436 (27.8) |
3300 (25.3) |
4136 (30.2) |
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1 Chi-square test.
2 Body weight status (non-excess: BMI < 24; overweight: BMI = 24–27; obese: BMI ≥ 28) was categorized based on recommendations for Chinese adults using body mass index (BMI).
3 Hypertension (HTN) referred to that either the objectively-measured systolic/diastolic blood pressure exceeded 140/90 mmHg or diagnosed hypertension.
4 Triglyceride status was classified as normal (< 1.7mmol/L) or hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) (≥ 1.7mmol/L) according to Chinese Guidelines for Lipid Management (2023).