Table 1. General characteristics of the study participants in the Chinese Han population.

		Participants	TG (mmol/L)	P
Age	mean (S.D.)	62.8 (8.2)
	≤60	1781 (41.38%)	1.47±1.00	0.25
	>60	2523 (58.62%)	1.51±1.03
Sex	Male	1846 (42.45%)	1.46±1.05	0.08
	Female	2503 (57.55%)	1.52±1.04
Body mass index (kg/m2)	<25	2476 (60.10%)	1.31±0.08	<0.001
	≥25	1644 (39.90%)	1.77±1.21
Smoking	Yes	1148 (26.78%)	1.47±0.98	0.63
	No	3182 (73.22%)	1.49±1.03
Drinking	Yes	1076 (24.73%)	1.44±0.97	0.07
	No	3274 (75.27%)	1.50±1.04

Data are the mean values and SD for quantitative traits (age and TG levels) and absolute counts and percentages for binary traits.