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. 2012 Dec 4;12:117. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-12-117

Table 2.

Basic characteristics of the study population

Characteristic
Total
(mean ± SD); n (%) N=2485
Age(years)
59.2±10.6
BMI, kg/m2
28.9±4.9
Waist/hip ratio
0.9±0.1
Total cholesterol (TC) mmol/L
5.8±1.2
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) mmol/L
3.5±1.08
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) mmol/L
1.5±0.4
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) mmol/L
6.0±2.3
Triglyceride (TG) mmol/L
1.9±1.4
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) mmHg
131.4±17.0
Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) mmHg
80.7±9.2
Serum uric acid (SUA) μmol/L
287.7±99.5
Smoking, n (%)
539 (22.4%)
Physically active, n (%)
1254 (56.0%)
Hyperuricemia, n (%)
240 (10.7%)
Prehypertension (PreHT), n (%)
595 (26.6%)
Prediabetes(PreDM), n (%)
729 (32.5%)
Alopurinol use, n (%) 64 (2.9%)

Smoking – actual smoking or less than 6 months since quitting.

Physically active – at least 150 min/week moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Hyperuricemia (≥ 420 μmol/L men, ≥ 360 μmol/L women).

Prehypertension PreHT (SBP 120–139 mmHg and/or DBP 80–89 mmHg).

Prediabetes PreDM (fasting blood glucose 5.6–6.9 mmol/L).