Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of Uyghur and Han adults of China, 2013.

	Uyghur (n=2928)				Han (n=3097)
	Male (n=1028)		Female (n=1900)		Male (n=1255)		Female (n=1842)
Age, years (mean, SD)	46.3	14.33	43.25a	11.69	47.71d	13.66	47.73c	12.45
Educational attainment (n, %)
Illiterate	33	3.27	42	2.24	45	3.63c	195	10.66ac
Elementary school	215	21.31	411	21.94	135	10.89	274	14.97
Junior high school	241	23.89	469	25.04	386	31.13	502	27.43
Senior high school	241	23.89	420	22.42	289	23.31	378	20.66
College or higher	279	27.65	531	28.35	385	31.05	481	26.28
Residential areas (n, %)
Urban	519	51.18	877	46.62b	800	64.41c	1150	62.77c
Rural	495	48.82	1004	53.38	442	35.59	682	37.23
BMI, kg/m 2 (n, %)
<25	454	44.42	841	44.29a	612	48.84d	1122	60.91ac
≥25	457	44.72	706	37.18	531	42.38	581	31.54
≥30	111	10.86	352	18.54	110	8.78	139	7.55
Cigarette smoking (n, %)
Ever smoking	711	70.19	3	0.16a	906	73.01	34	1.85ac
Never smoking	302	29.81	1881	99.84	335	26.99	1799	98.15
Alcohol drink (n, %)
Quit drink	252	25.07	4	0.21a	137	11.16c	36	1.97ac
Regular drink	71	7.06	1	0.05	295	24.02	33	1.81
Occasional drink	267	26.57	7	0.37	560	45.60	413	22.64
Never drink	415	41.29	1873	99.36	236	19.22	1342	73.57
Physical activity (n, %)
Low	174	17.58	620	34.75a	166	13.46c	401	22.09ac
Moderate	648	65.45	1002	56.17	825	66.91	1218	67.11
High	168	16.97	162	9.08	242	19.63	196	10.80
FPG, mmol/L (mean, SD)	5.30	1.72	5.12a	1.48	5.30	1.57	5.20	1.38
TC, mmol/L (mean, SD)	4.87	1.08	4.76b	1.02	4.69c	0.94	4.81a	1.00
TG, mmol/L (mean, SD) ∗	2.03	2.05	1.4a	1.06	2.02	2.12	1.49ad	1.23
LDL-C, mmol/L (mean, SD)	2.98	0.79	2.89a	0.82	2.75c	0.74	2.77c	0.78
HDL-C, mmol/L (mean, SD)	1.26	0.25	1.42a	0.26	1.34c	0.28	1.52ac	0.30
SBP, mmHg (mean, SD)	123.33	15.71	117.06a	18.29	124.30	14.92	117.22a	17.06
DBP, mmHg (mean, SD)	73.89	11.16	72.12	11.80	76.84c	11.04	71.95a	10.35
Hypertension (n, %)	219	21.53	321	17.05a	344	27.79c	388	21.19ac

Values are presented as mean and SD for continuous data or number and percentage (%) for categorized data.

a: comparison between male and female in the same ethnic group, P<0.01; b: comparison between male and female in the same ethnic group, P<0.05; c: comparison between Uyghur and Han in the same sex group, P<0.01; d: comparison between Uyghur and Han in the same sex group, P<0.05. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.); FPG: fasting plasma glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol, HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; and LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.