Table 1.
Demographic data and selected clinical and laboratory findings in Italian and Chinese participants.
| Variables | Chinese n = 1200 |
Italians n = 291 |
p value | Difference (95% Cl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46.2 ± 7.1 | 47.6 ± 7.5 | 0.004 | −1.4 (−2.3 to −0.4) |
| Height (cm) | 163.1 ± 7.9 | 171.3 ± 10.7 | 0.001 | −8.1 (−9.2 to −7.0) |
| Weight (kg) | 63.3 ± 10.7 | 74.8 ± 12.2 | 0.001 | −11.5 (−12.9 to −10.1) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 3.1 | 25.4 ± 3.2 | 0.001 | −1.7 (−2.2 to −1.3) |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 95.4 ± 6.4 | 98.3 ± 12.2 | 0.001 | −2.8 (−3.9 to −1.8) |
| Waist circumferences (cm) | 82.7 ± 9.5 | 88.3 ± 13.3 | 0.001 | −5.6 (−6.9 to −4.2) |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.866 ± 0.070 | 0.898 ± 0.077 | 0.001 | −0.032 (−0.042 to −0.023) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 120.5 ± 19.2 | 120.4 ± 13.9 | 0.889 | 0.2 (−2.2 to 2.5) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 80.3 ± 11.7 | 77.8 ± 10.9 | 0.001 | 2.5 (1.0 to 4.0) |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 71.7 ± 10.2 | 70.9 ± 8.8 | 0.235 | 0.8 (−0.5 to 2.0) |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 118.3 ± 33.4 | 103.6 ± 12.9 | 0.001 | 14.7 (10.8 to 18.7) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 233.1 ± 62.0 | 190.3 ± 55.5 | 0.001 | 42.8 (35.0 to 50.6) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 194.9 ± 105.9 | 163.1 ± 86.8 | 0.001 | 31.8 (18.6 to 44.9) |
Values are mean ± SD.