Table 1.
Selected Demographic and Health Characteristics of Study Participants By Sex
| Characteristic | Male (N = 1716) | Female (N = 3042) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 54.3 (13.0) | 55.5 (12.8) | ||
| Age Group (Years, %) | ||||
| <45 | 449 (26.2) | 713 (23.4) | ||
| 45 –< 65 | 884 (51.5) | 1577 (51.8) | ||
| ≥65 | 383 (22.3) | 752 (24.7) | ||
| Triglycerides, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 108.2 (59.5) | 98.4 (51.3) | ||
| Triglycerides, mg/dL (%) | ||||
| Low | 1396 (81.4) | 2623 (86.2) | ||
| High | 320 (18.6) | 419 (13.8) | ||
| Total Cholesterol, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 196.1 (39.3) | 200.5 (39.7) | ||
| LDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 128.4 (36.9) | 125.6 (36.4) | ||
| LDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL (%) | ||||
| Low | 1407 (82.0) | 2527 (83.1) | ||
| High | 309 (18.0) | 515 (16.9) | ||
| HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 46.1 (12.7) | 55.2 (14.6) | ||
| HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL (%) | ||||
| High | 1415 (82.5) | 2222 (73.0) | ||
| Low | 301 (17.5) | 820 (27.0) | ||
| Diabetes (%) | ||||
| No | 1424 (83.0) | 2453 (80.6) | ||
| Yes | 292 (17.0) | 589 (19.4) | ||
| Hypertension, mmHg (%) | ||||
| No | 733 (42.7) | 1168 (38.4) | ||
| Yes | 983 (57.3) | 1874 (61.6) | ||
| Total Risk Factors (Mean, SD) | 1.3 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.1) | ||
| Risk Factor Categories (%) | ||||
| 0–1 | 1093 (63.7) | 1804 (59.3) | ||
| ≥2 | 623 (36.3) | 1238 (40.7) | ||
| Waist Circumference, cm (Mean, SD) | 101.1 (15.0) | 100.2 (16.7) | ||
| High Waist Circumference (%) | ||||
| Low | 1023 (59.6) | 758 (24.9) | ||
| High | 693 (40.4) | 2284 (75.1) | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 (Mean, SD) | 29.8 (6.1) | 32.8 (7.6) | ||
| BMI Categories | ||||
| Underweight | 13 (0.8) | 11 (0.4) | ||
| Normal | 301 (17.5) | 367 (12.1) | ||
| Overweight | 706 (41.1) | 843 (27.7) | ||
| Obese | 696 (40.6) | 1821 (59.9) | ||
| Waist-Height Ratio (Mean, SD) | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.1) | ||
| Waist-Height Ratio (%) | ||||
| ≤0.5 | 319 (18.6) | 402 (13.2) | ||
| >0.5 | 1397 (81.4) | 2640 (86.8) | ||