Table 1. Clinical characteristics of study population.
| Total (n = 472) | Men (n = 272) | Women (n = 200) | |
| Age, years | 70.1±6.6 | 70.2±6.0 | 69.9±7.4 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.4±3.3 | 24.67±3.03 | 24.01±3.61a |
| Waist circumference, cm | 89.8±9.0 | 91.96±8.37 | 86.95±9.05a |
| Smoker, % | 116 (24.6) | 112 (41.1) | 4 (2.0)a |
| Hypertension, % | 280 (59.3) | 161 (59.2) | 119 (59.5) |
| Diabetes, % | 83 (17.6) | 52 (19.1) | 31 (15.5) |
| BMI≥28, % | 57 (12.1) | 37 (13.6) | 20 (10.0) |
| 24≤BMI<28, % | 194 (41.1) | 120 (44.1) | 74 (37.0) |
| Abdominal obesity, % | 250 (53.0) | 118 (43.4) | 132 (66.0)a |
| Hypertriglyceridemia, % | 127 (26.9) | 56 (20.6) | 71 (35.5)a |
| Hypercholesterolemia, % | 41 (8.7) | 16 (5.9) | 25 (12.5)a |
| Hyper-LDL cholesterolemia, % | 35 (7.4) | 13 (4.8) | 22 (11.0)a |
| Hypo-HDL cholesterolemia, % | 69 (14.6) | 47 (17.3) | 22 (11.0)a |
| Diabetes therapy, % | 75 (15.9) | 47 (17.3) | 28 (14) |
| Hypertension therapy, % | 204 (43.2) | 113 (41.5) | 91 (45.5) |
| Cholesterol-lowering therapy, % | 51 (10.8) | 32 (11.8) | 19 (9.5) |
| Family history of CAD, % | 70 (14.8) | 31 (11.4) | 39 (19.5)a |
| Increased cIMT, % | 375 (79.4) | 231 (84.9) | 144 (72.0)a |
a
P<0.05 compared with men.
BMI, body mass index; cIMT, carotid intima-media thickness.