Table 1. Demographics and risk factor means or prevalence by city.
| Beijingn = 49, mean ± SE | Guangzhoun = 50, mean ± SE | Shanghain = 50, mean ± SE | P-value* | |
| Gender (Female) | 51% | 50% | 50% | 0.99 |
| Age (years) | 67.3 ± 4.2 | 66.8 ± 3.8 | 66.8 ± 4.4 | 0.83 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 4.1 | 23.4 ± 3.0 | 24.1 ± 3.9 | 0.05 |
| WC (cm) | 87.5 ± 11.6 | 81.8 ± 8.6 | 83.0 ± 11.2 | 0.02 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 138.9 ± 21.4 | 138.6 ± 18.6 | 140.2 ± 19.3 | 0.91 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.0 ± 11.1 | 80.9 ± 10.0 | 88.1 ± 10.9 | <0.01 |
| GLU (mg/dL) | 113.9 ± 54.8 | 111.0 ± 46.8 | 91.7 ± 22.3 | 0.02 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 157.6 ± 113.0 | 154.0 ± 92.8 | 138.7 ± 81.1 | 0.59 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 193.4 ± 31.0 | 211.9 ± 36.4 | 203.6 ± 35.6 | 0.03 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 46.0 ± 9.6 | 49.2 ± 15.0 | 50.4 ± 12.1 | 0.20 |
| Smoking status | 0.008 | |||
| Never | 50% | 64% | 84% | |
| Former | 18.4% | 14% | 4% | |
| Current | 32.7% | 22% | 12% | |
| Hypertension | 59.2% | 62% | 66% | 0.78 |
| Diabetes | 26.5% | 16% | 12% | 0.15 |
*Compare across groups. BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; GLU: Glucose; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol.