Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics, biochemical circulating parameters and Cardiovascular Risk (CVR) of participants in the study (n = 50,254).

Characteristics1	Total (n = 50,254)	Men (n = 29,214)	Women (n = 21,040)	P value2
Age (years)	39.90±10.33	40.30±10.51	39.35±10.05	<0.001
Weight (kg)	75.02±14.92	80.76±13.34	67.04±13.22	<0.001
Height (cm)	169.05±8.80	173.90±6.96	162.30±6.30	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	26.20±4.60	26.70±4.14	25.50±5.09	<0.001
BAI (kg/m2)	27.45±4.36	26.32±3.64	29.02±4.77	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	83.64±11.59	88.77±9.65	76.53±10.23	<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)	99.63±8.67	101.50±8.13	97.03±8.72	<0.001
WHR	0.84±0.09	0.88±0.08	0.79±0.08	<0.001
WHtR	0.49±0.06	0.51±0.06	0.47±0.07	<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dl)	52.46±8.74	50.54±7.70	55.12±9.38	<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dl)	120.76±37.15	121.14±37.26	120.23±36.99	<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	109.09±75.86	123.64±88.60	88.89±46.29	<0.001
Glucose (mg/dl)	88.22±18.78	90.16±20.73	85.52±15.27	<0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg)	121.03±16.25	125.27±15.67	115.15±15.17	<0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	73.91±10.96	75.99±10.85	71.02±10.45	<0.001
CVR REGICOR	2.38±2.06	2.79±2.30	1.80±1.49	<0.001
CVR Framingham	5.65±5.72	7.29±6.35	3.36±3.61	<0.001
MS ATP III (%)	8.50	10.50	5.60	<0.001
MS IDF (%)	8.10	11.40	3.40	<0.001
Current smoker (%)	34.80	36.70	32.10	<0.001

BMI, body mass index; BAI, body adiposity index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; Systolic BP, systolic blood pressure; Diastolic BP, diastolic blood pressure; CVR REGICOR, cardiovascular risk REGICOR; CVR Framingham, cardiovascular risk Framingham; MS ATPIII, metabolic syndrome adult treatment panel III; MS IDF, metabolic syndrome international diabetes federation.

¹Data are expressed as means ± SD.

²Statistical significance was estimated by independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test or χ².