Table 1. Ideal cardiovascular health metrics and WC, WhtR.

Metrics		n	%	WC		WHtR
				Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.
Ageabcdef	40–49	12124	45.4	86.75	8.197	0.5034	0.04737
	50–59	11008	41.2	87.59	8.250	0.5123	0.04756
	60–64	3569	13.4	87.26	8.496	0.5148	0.04985
Smoking Statusabcdef	Ideal	10801	40.5	86.97	8.020	0.5078	0.04645
	Intermediate	829	3.1	85.51	8.399	0.4985	0.04799
	Poor	15071	56.4	87.39	8.422	0.5098	0.04906
Body Mass Indexabcdef	Ideal	13519	50.6	82.12	6.472	0.4786	0.03697
	Intermediate	12038	45.1	91.45	5.902	0.5341	0.03356
	Poor	1144	4.3	101.62	5.599	0.5941	0.03236
Physical Activitybcdef	Ideal	12268	45.9	87.12	8.066	0.5086	0.04684
	Intermediate	11914	44.6	86.98	8.366	0.5070	0.04859
	Poor	2519	9.4	88.27	8.689	0.5161	0.05031
Salt Intakeabcdef	Ideal	4201	15.7	87.93	7.555	0.5135	0.04366
	Intermediate	17660	66.1	86.23	8.364	0.5030	0.04850
	Poor	4840	18.1	89.90	7.824	0.5248	0.04569
Total Cholesterolacdf	Ideal	18425	69.0	86.64	8.306	0.5053	0.04825
	Intermediate	6856	25.7	88.31	8.026	0.5157	0.04650
	Poor	1420	5.3	88.36	8.260	0.5166	0.04776
Blood Pressureabcdef	Ideal	6082	22.8	83.61	7.969	0.4871	0.04629
	Intermediate	11883	44.5	87.17	7.893	0.5082	0.04583
	Poor	8736	32.7	89.63	8.069	0.5241	0.04626
Fasting Blood Glucoseabcdef	Ideal	17990	67.4	86.30	8.188	0.5032	0.04748
	Intermediate	5108	19.1	88.30	7.873	0.5158	0.04546
	Poor	3603	13.5	89.85	8.445	0.5255	0.04905

Note: a indicate that the difference of WC between Ideal and Intermediate (40–49 y and 50–59 y) is statistically significant; b, the difference of WC between Intermediate and Poor (50–59 y and 60–64 y) is statistically significant; c, the difference of WC between Ideal and Poor (40–49 y and 50–59 y) is statistically significant; d, the difference of WhtR between Ideal and Intermediate (40–49 y and 50–59 y) is statistically significant; e, the difference of WhtR between Intermediate and Poor (50–59 y and 60–64 y) is statistically significant; f, the difference of WhtR between Ideal and Poor (40–49 y and 50–59 y) is statistically significant.