Table 3.
Correlations of the Mean Lean Body Mass Within Regions With the Mean Levels of Carotid Measures and Risk Factors Within the Regions
| Region | N | Lean Body Mass, kg | cIMT, mm | Carotid Plaque Burden, mm | Non‐HDL Cholesterol, mmol/L | Systolic BP, mm Hg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 5676 | |||||
| Suzhou | 600 | 37.9 (0.2) | 0.578 (0.004) | 0.10 (0.02) | 2.67 (0.03) | 127.9 (0.6) |
| Liuzhou | 418 | 39.2 (0.2) | 0.591 (0.004) | 0.40 (0.03) | 3.02 (0.03) | 123.6 (0.7) |
| Hunan | 584 | 39.2 (0.2) | 0.601 (0.004) | 0.06 (0.02) | 2.80 (0.03) | 125.1 (0.6) |
| Zhejiang | 568 | 39.5 (0.2) | 0.573 (0.004) | 0.09 (0.02) | 2.28 (0.03) | 123.7 (0.6) |
| Sichuan | 833 | 39.6 (0.1) | 0.558 (0.003) | 0.08 (0.02) | 2.37 (0.02) | 121.1 (0.5) |
| Haikou | 383 | 40.5 (0.2) | 0.612 (0.005) | 0.38 (0.03) | 2.38 (0.03) | 123.2 (0.7) |
| Henan | 803 | 40.9 (0.1) | 0.598 (0.003) | 0.32 (0.02) | 2.49 (0.02) | 124.1 (0.5) |
| Gansu | 792 | 41.2 (0.1) | 0.613 (0.003) | 0.20 (0.02) | 1.66 (0.02) | 121.9 (0.5) |
| Harbin | 451 | 41.9 (0.2) | 0.622 (0.004) | 0.36 (0.02) | 2.82 (0.03) | 126.2 (0.6) |
| Qingdao | 244 | 43.8 (0.2) | 0.633 (0.006) | 0.20 (0.03) | 2.06 (0.04) | 122.5 (0.9) |
| Correlation with lean body mass (range)* | 0.79 (0.70, 0.88) | 0.34 (0.23, 0.54) | −0.46 (−0.63, −0.32) | −0.38 (−0.58, −0.03) | ||
| Men | 941 | |||||
| Sichuan | 116 | 51.6 (0.5) | 0.601 (0.009) | 0.13 (0.06) | 2.34 (0.06) | 122.2 (1.1) |
| Hunan | 102 | 51.6 (0.6) | 0.644 (0.010) | 0.11 (0.06) | 2.68 (0.06) | 130.0 (1.2) |
| Suzhou | 65 | 51.7 (0.7) | 0.625 (0.013) | 0.16 (0.08) | 2.55 (0.08) | 131.7 (1.5) |
| Liuzhou | 73 | 52.1 (0.7) | 0.651 (0.012) | 0.51 (0.07) | 3.02 (0.07) | 127.1 (1.4) |
| Zhejiang | 75 | 53.5 (0.7) | 0.615 (0.012) | 0.19 (0.07) | 2.24 (0.07) | 123.9 (1.4) |
| Haikou | 51 | 53.8 (0.8) | 0.658 (0.014) | 0.41 (0.09) | 2.58 (0.09) | 124.5 (1.7) |
| Gansu | 88 | 54.1 (0.6) | 0.664 (0.011) | 0.46 (0.07) | 1.67 (0.07) | 125.2 (1.3) |
| Henan | 214 | 55.4 (0.4) | 0.616 (0.007) | 0.37 (0.04) | 2.43 (0.04) | 126.7 (0.8) |
| Harbin | 127 | 58.5 (0.5) | 0.655 (0.009) | 0.46 (0.05) | 2.89 (0.06) | 133.1 (1.1) |
| Qingdao | 30 | 59.7 (1.1) | 0.654 (0.019) | 0.19 (0.11) | 1.85 (0.12) | 129.4 (2.2) |
| Correlation with lean body mass (range)* | 0.40 (0.27, 0.49) | 0.27 (0.09, 0.59) | −0.27 (−0.60, 0.07) | 0.38 (0.12, 0.59) |
Regions are ordered by the mean lean body mass within women and men. BP indicates blood pressure; cIMT, carotid intima‐media thickness; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein.
*
Pearson correlation coefficients between the lean body mass and other factor means and the range of correlation coefficients when 1 region is omitted.