Table 1.
Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of study subjects
| Parameters | Male | Female | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 340 | 497 | |
| Age (years) | 47.7 ± 13 | 48.6 ± 14.6 | 0.37 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.2 ± 7.7 | 31.5 ± 9.1 | <0.0001 |
| Type 2 diabetic (%) | 12.9 | 17.1 | 0.1 |
| Smoking (%) | 58.7 | 41.7 | <0.0001 |
| Hypertensive (%) | 49.7 | 47.5 | 0.56 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 131 ± 21.7 | 128.5 ± 22.4 | 0.12 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.8 ± 14.1 | 79 ± 12.1 | <0.0001 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 191.2 ± 42 | 199 ± 42.8 | 0.012 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 50.1 ± 16.1 | 53.8 ± 16.8 | 0.0014 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 115.7 ± 38.3 | 120.6 ± 39 | 0.073 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 107.4 ± 59.6 | 105.7 ± 85.2 | 0.74 |
| HsCRP | |||
| Mean (mg/dl) | 0.50 ± 1.47 | 0.63 ± 1.0 | 0.15 |
| Geometric mean (mg/dl) | 0.19 | 0.29 | |
Values are mean ± SD except for hypertension, type 2 diabetes and smoking which are frequencies. Mean values were compared by Student's t-test and the frequencies by the χ2 test.