Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants “Enrolled” and “Lost” in the follow–up period .
| Variable | Follow-up | P value | |||
| Continuous variables | Yes, n=5430 | No, n=893 | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age at Baseline (yr) | 51.1 | 11.8 | 50.7 | 11.6 | 0.380 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 | 4.69 | 26.7 | 4.45 | 0.006 |
| WC (cm) | 92.7 | 12.6 | 94.7 | 12.3 | 0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 120.7 | 20.9 | 121.6 | 20.9 | 0.239 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.7 | 11.3 | 78.4 | 11.5 | 0.500 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 86.6 | 27.1 | 88.7 | 32.8 | 0.081 |
| Total-C (mmol/L) | 212.1 | 52.7 | 214.1 | 52.2 | 0.298 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 127.6 | 42.1 | 128.9 | 43.4 | 0.381 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 46.4 | 10.5 | 46.9 | 10.4 | 0.165 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 190.9 | 108.2 | 191.3 | 103.3 | 0.917 |
| Categorical variables | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | P values |
| Women (%) | 2784 | 51.3 | 471 | 52.7 | 0.414 |
| Diabetes (%) | 539 | 9.9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0.266 |
| Current smoker | 1192 | 22.9 | 206 | 23.1 | 0.458 |