Table 2. The clinical characteristics of participants by sex.
| Male (n = 89) | Female (n = 186) | All (n = 275) | P | |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | (χ 2 test) | |
| Age Range (yr) | 32–80 | 27–85 | 27–85 | |
| Smoking | 46 (51.7) | 15 (8.1) | 61 (22.2) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 60 (67.4) | 119 (64.0) | 179 (65.1) | 0.576 |
| Diabetes | 12 (13.5) | 29 (15.6) | 41 (14.9) | 0.646 |
| BMI≥30 | 9 (10.1) | 61 (32.8) | 70 (25.5) | <0.001 |
| HIGH WHR | 37 (41.6) | 163 (87.6) | 200 (72.7) | <0.001 |
| Antihypertensive Treatment | 55 (61.8) | 111 (59.7) | 166 (60.4) | 0.737 |
χ 2 = Pearson chi squared test.
P = statistical significance of difference.
n = Number.
BMI≥30 (kg/m2) = General obesity.
WHR = Waist hip ratio = Central obesity.
HIGH WHR = WHR>0.9 for males and>0.8 for females.