Table 1:
General characteristics of the study population, n (%) or Mean ± SD. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
| Variables | Overall (n=13877) |
|---|---|
| Age, yr | 48.5±15.1 |
| 20–29 | 2110 (15.2) |
| 30–39 | 2053 (14.8) |
| 40–49 | 2238 (16.1) |
| 50–59 | 3976 (28.7) |
| 60–79 | 3500 (25.2) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 6477 (46.7) |
| Female | 7400 (53.3) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 7610 (54.8) |
| High school | 5827 (42.1) |
| College or above | 439 (3.1) |
| Waist circumference, cm | |
| ≥80 (female) or 90 (male) | 9782 (0.70) |
| <80 (female or 90 (male) | 4163 (0.30) |
| BMI, kg/cm | |
| ≥25 | 3094 (22.3) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 9588 (69.1) |
| <18.5 | 984 (7.1) |
| Smoking background | |
| Currently a smoker | 6244 (0.45) |
| Never smoked | 6938 (0.50) |
| Smoking index, pack-years | 8.2±23.5 |
| Passive smoke | |
| Never | 2456 (0.18) |
| Ever | 11420 (0.82) |
| Drinking history | |
| Never | 5210 (37.5) |
| Ever | 8667 (62.4) |
| Household solid fuel exposures, cooking or heating | |
| Exposure duration, year | 22±1.62 |
| Total amount, ton | 16.2±10.6 |
| Average amount the whole life, ton/year | 256.7±211.4 |
| Hypertension | |
| Yes | 2775 (20) |
| No | 11102 (80) |
| Coronary heart disease | |
| Yes | 402 (2.9) |
| No | 13475 (97.1) |
| Stroke | |
| Yes | 235 (1.7) |
| No | 13642 (98.3) |
| Diabetes | |
| Yes | 534 (3.8) |
| No | 13343 (96.2) |
| Dyslipidemia | |
| Yes | 1838 (13.2) |
| No | 12039 (86.8) |