Table 1. General information and cardiovascular risk parameters of study participants.

KoGES-ASAS, Korean Ansung-Ansan cohort within the Korean Genome and Epidemiology study; KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

The values were described as mean ± standard error for a continuous variable or frequency (%, n) for a categorical variable.

¹⁾Educational level: (elementary school / middle school / high school / university) (%).