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. 2019 May 23;14(5):e0217311. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217311

Table 1. General characteristics of participants.

Variable Non-CVD (n = 484) CVD(n = 594) P
Male, n(%) 202(41.74%) 226(38.05%) 0.218
Age 56.44 ± 11.83 62.51 ± 11.06 <0.001
Marital status, n(%) 0.321
Married/cohabitation 424(87.60%) 508(85.52%)
Single/divorcement 60(12.40%) 86(14.48%)
Education, n(%) 0.430
Junior high school and below 432(89.26%) 521(87.71%)
High school and above 52(10.74%) 73(12.29%)
BMI(kg/m2) 24.67 ± 3.43 26.18 ± 3.68 <0.001
SBP (mm Hg) 118.48 ± 10.62 141.85 ± 17.69 <0.001
DBP (mm Hg) 75.18± 7.42 85.23 ± 10.51 <0.001
25(OH)D (ng/ml) 25 ± 19 24 ± 18 0.203
Smoking, n(%)
Never 340(70.25%) 442(74.41%) 0.128
Current/former 144(29.75%) 152(25.59%)
Drinking, n(%) 0.021
Yes 91(18.80%) 81(13.64%)
No 393(81.20%) 513(86.36%)
High-fat diet, n(%) 0.091
<25g/d 383(79.13%) 494(83.16%)
≥25g/d 101(20.87%) 100(16.84%)
Tea, n(%) 62(12.81%) 75(12.63%) 0.928
Physical activity, n(%) <0.001
Mild 175(36.16%) 300(50.51%)
Moderate 81(16.73%) 101(17.00%)
Severe 228(47.11%) 193(32.49%)
WHR 0.89 ± 0.07 0.92 ± 0.07 <0.001
Abnormal WHR, n(%) 327(67.56%) 473(79.63%) <0.001
WHtR 0.54 ± 0.06 0.57 ± 0.07 <0.001
Abnormal WHtR, n(%) 347(71.69%) 507(85.35%) <0.001
T2DM 128(26.45%) 222(37.37%) <0.001
GLU(mmol/l) 6.10 ± 2.89 6.35 ± 2.67 0.131
TG(mmol/l) 4.60 ± 1.01 4.75 ± 0.99 0.016
TC(mmol/l) 1.67 ± 1.18 1.95 ± 1.51 0.001
HDL-C(mmol/l) 1.23 ± 0.31 1.25 ± 0.33 0.378
LDL-C(mmol/l) 2.61 ± 0.80 2.68 ± 0.78 0.171

Values are mean ± standard deviation or n (%).

CVD: cardiovascular disease, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, WHR: waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR: waist-to-height ratio, T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus, GLU: glucose, TG: triglycerides, TC: total cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein.