Table 1.
General characteristics of all the sample and by gender
| Variables | Global (n=2354) | Males (n=1456) | Females (n=898) | p Value |
| Age (years) | 61.4±7.7 | 61.1±8.1 | 61.8±7.0 | 0.030 |
| Smoking n (%) | 658 (28.0) | 456 (31.5) | 202 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol (gr/week) | 72.2±117.5 | 102.2±133.3 | 23.6±59.9 | <0.001 |
| Physical activity (METs-min/week) | 2481±2512 | 2886±1831 | 1825±1691 | <0.001 |
| Sedentary n (%) | 1020 (43.3) | 538 (37.0) | 482 (53.7) | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 165±9 | 170±7 | 156±6 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 79.4±14.6 | 83.9±13.4 | 72.2±13.3 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.2±4.4 | 29.1±3.9 | 29.5±5.1 | 0.035 |
| BMI ≥30 n (%) | 847 (36.0) | 485 (33.4) | 362 (40.4) | 0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 100.9±11.6 | 102.9±10.5 | 97.6±12.5 | <0.001 |
| WHtR | 0.61±0.07 | 0.61±0.06 | 0.62±0.08 | <0.001 |
| CUN-BAE | 35.7±1.7 | 31.1±4.5 | 43.1±5.1 | <0.001 |
| BRI | 5.8±1.7 | 5.7±1.5 | 6.1±2.1 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 137.1±17.4 | 138.9±17.1 | 134.2±17.5 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 84.4±10.2 | 85.5±10.4 | 82.7±9.7 | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 74.2±10.2 | 73.3±12.7 | 75.8±11.6 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension n (%) | 1712 (72.7) | 1122 (80.1) | 590 (75.4) | <0.001 |
| Antihypertensive drugs (n (%)) | 1199 (50.9) | 729 (50.2) | 470 (52.6) | 0.289 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 225.8±40.9 | 220.8±39.1 | 233.9±42.5 | <0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 140.4±34.9 | 138.9±34.2 | 142.8±35.8 | 0.011 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 49.8±12.9 | 47.9±11.9 | 52.9±13.8 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 145.5±96.6 | 150.3±106.3 | 137.7±77.9 | 0.001 |
| Atherogenic index | 4.8±1.3 | 4.8±1.3 | 4.7±1.3 | 0.002 |
| Dyslipidaemia n ((%)) | 2151 (91.4) | 1311 (90.0) | 840 (93.5) | <0.001 |
| Lipid lowering drugs (n (%)) | 671 (28.5) | 392 (26.8) | 279 (31.0) | 0.034 |
| FPG (mg/dL) | 107.2±34.8 | 106.9±33.9 | 107.6±36.1 | 0.659 |
| HbA1c | 4.8±1.3 | 5.9±1.4 | 6.1±1.4 | 0.001 |
| Diabetes (n (%)) | 791 (33.6) | 463 (31.8) | 328 (36.5) | 0.020 |
| Antidiabetic drugs (n (%)) | 474 (20.1) | 269 (18.5) | 205 (22.9) | 0.011 |
| CAVI | 8.8±1.2 | 8.9±1.2 | 8.6±1.1 | <0.001 |
| baPWV (m/s) | 14.9±2.5 | 14.8±2.5 | 15.0±2.6 | 0.107 |
Values are means and (SD) for continuous data and number and (proportions) for categorical data.p Value differences between male and females.baPWV, brachuial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; BRI, body roundness index; CAVI, cardio-ankle vascular index; CUN-BAE, Clínica Universidad de Navarra-body adiposity estimator; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; METs-min/week, metabolic equivalent minutes per week; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio.