Table 1. General characteristics of the study participants, expressed as means (95% CI).
| Characteristics | Total (n = 19 003) | Men (n = 7148) | Women (n = 11 855) | P |
| Age (years) | 48.0 (46.5–49.6) | 47.7 (45.3–49.1) | 48.2 (46.9–49.8) | >0.05 |
| Weight (kg) | 68.0 (66.7–69.4) | 74.1 (72.2–75.6) | 64.5 (63.3–65.9) | <0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7 (23.2–24.3) | 23.8 (23.2–24.4) | 23.6 (23.1–24.2) | >0.05 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 127.9 (125.5–130.3) | 129.5 (127.0–131.7) | 127.0 (124.6–129.9) | <0.01 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 83.7 (82.1–85.4) | 84.5 (82.9–86.3) | 80.5 (78.8–82.2) | <0.01 |
| FPG (mmol/l) | 5.60 (5.49–5.72) | 5.56 (5.45–5.67) | 5.66 (5.53–5.78) | <0.01 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.76 (4.65–4.86) | 4.74 (4.64–4.85) | 4.78 (4.67–4.89) | 0.02 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.61 (1.57–1.68) | 1.67 (1.62–1.73) | 1.58 (1.54–1.63) | <0.01 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.37 (1.33–1.42) | 1.34 (1.30–1.36) | 1.39 (1.34–1.45) | <0.01 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.79 (2.70–2.87) | 2.76 (2.66–2.83) | 2.81 (2.73–2.90) | <0.01 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.