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. 2016 May 19;11(5):e0154990. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154990

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics(N = 45542).

Non-MS(n = 31563) MS(n = 13979) P
Sex 0.898
    Male 14638 (46.38) 6474 (46.31)
    Female 16925 (53.62) 7505 (53.69)
Age (years) 48.25±10.3 54.63±10.36 <0.001
Age gruop <0.001
    35- 14226 (45.07) 2952 (21.12)
    45- 8125 (25.74) 3481 (24.90)
    55- 6480 (20.53) 4797 (34.32)
    65–74 2732 (8.66) 2749 (19.67)
T2DM family history 3405 (10.79) 1687 (12.07) <0.001
EH family history 5116 (16.21) 2608 (18.66) <0.001
Cerebrovascular history 1101 (3.49) 516 (3.69) 0.280
Education (high school or above) 8625 (27.33) 2377 (17.00) <0.001
Marriage <0.001
    unmarried 993 (3.28) 182 (1.36)
    married 26797 (88.40) 11540 (86.37)
    divorce 864 (2.85) 212 (1.59)
    death of a spouse 1661 (5.48) 1427 (10.68)
physical activity <0.001
    little 13695 (43.39) 5892 (42.15)
    Occasionally 6197 (19.63) 2493 (17.83)
    regularly 3252 (10.30) 1280 (9.16)
    Every day 6076 (19.25) 3265 (23.36)
Smoking <0.001
    Yes 6674 (22.86) 2798 (21.71)
    No, Has given up 2050 (7.02) 1118 (8.67)
    Never 20472 (70.12) 8975 (69.62)
Smoking frequency (one day) <0.001
    1–10 2856 (33.45) 1192 (30.96)
    10–20 3615 (42.34) 1551 (40.29)
    ≥20 2067 (24.21) 1107 (28.75)
alcohol drinking <0.001
    Yes 6415 (22.11) 2855 (22.43)
    No, Has given up 903 (3.11) 500 (3.93)
    Never 21699 (74.78) 9373 (73.64)
Height (cm) 160.76±8.10 160.11±8.65 <0.001
Weight (Kg) 58.86±9.46 66.78±11.00 <0.001
BMI (Kg/m2) 22.72±2.82 25.97±3.21 <0.001
BMI group <0.001
    <18.5Kg/m2 1768 (5.60) 68 (0.49)
    18.5–24.9Kg/m2 23714 (75.1) 5573 (39.87)
    24.9–29.9Kg/m2 5693 (18.04) 6940 (49.65)
    30–34.9Kg/m2 360 (1.14) 1255 (8.98)
    35–39.9Kg/m2 21 (0.07) 122 (0.87)
    ≥40Kg/m2 3 (0.01) 19 (0.14)
WC (cm) 77.71±8.40 88.04±8.56 <0.001
Central OB* 5133 (16.26) 10194 (72.92) <0.001
WHR 0.83±0.07 0.89±0.07 <0.001
Body fat (%) 24.85±6.93 29.69±7.61 <0.001
Pulse (times) 74.28±9.96 77.07±11.16 <0.001
FPG (mg/dl) 95.28±16.85 112.89±36.86 <0.001
TC (mg/dl) 197.52±36.21 210.73±40.26 <0.001
TG (mg/dl) 100.53±50.59 178.61±91.95 <0.001
HDL-C (mg/dl) 49.16±13.35 39.88±11.66 <0.001
LDL-C (mg/dl) 128.34±31.89 135.84±36.00 <0.001
SBP (mmHg) 118.67±18.86 138.21±21.65 <0.001
DBP (mmHg) 73.38±10.61 81.45±11.83 <0.001
CRP (mg/dl) 0.23±0.53 0.32±0.73 <0.001
ALT (IU/L) 24.5±28.54 31.70±31.04 <0.001
AST(IU/L) 23.74±19.05 26.52±19.26 <0.001
GFR(mL/min/1.73m2) 79.84±14.45 74.48±15.35 <0.001
BUN (mg/dl) 14.97±4.25 16.02±5.48 <0.001
CRE (mg/dl) 0.96±0.28 1.02±0.48 <0.001
UA (mg/dl) 5.73±1.55 6.44±1.64 <0.001
Working on the seat 14314 (48.87) 6053 (47.73) <0.001
Often drinking milk 5452 (18.29) 1750 (13.38) <0.001
Often eating fruit 16883 (53.49) 6967 (49.84) <0.001
Often drinking SSB 2675 (9.25) 996 (7.87) <0.001
EH 5433 (17.21) 8044 (57.54) <0.001
T2DM 602 (1.91) 2057 (14.71) <0.001
CKD 3778 (11.97) 3603 (25.77) <0.001

Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (%). BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; OB: obesity; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TC: Serum total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CRP: C-reaction protein; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GFR: glomerular filtration rate, GFR (mL/min per 1.73 m3) = 186.3 × (Serum creatinine)-1.154 ×Age-0.203 × (0.742 if female); BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CRE: Serum creatinine; UA: uric acid; SSB: sugar-sweetened beverages; EH: essential hypertension; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; CKD: Chronic kidney diseases.

*: Central obesity was defined as waist circumference≥90 for male and ≥80 for female.