Table 1–3.

Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics by gender.

Factors	Total (n = 2280)	Men (n = 851)	Women (n = 1429)	P value
Height, cm	159.6 ± 8.7	159.8 ± 8.9	159.5 ± 8.5	0.418
Weight, kg	69.4 ± 14.3	68.9 ± 13.6	69.7 ± 14.7	0.230
Body mass index, kg/m2	29.6 ± 4.2	29.5 ± 4.0	29.7 ± 4.2	0.096
Upper arm, cm	29.6 ± 4.2	29.5 ± 4.0	29.7 ± 4.2	0.140
Chest, cm	94.8 ± 10.3	94.3 ± 10.1	95.1 ± 10.4	0.090
Waist, cm	88.6 ± 12.7	88.0 ± 12.1	88.9 ± 13.0	0.105
Hip, cm	97.9 ± 9.6	97.3 ± 9.5	98.3 ± 9.7	0.026
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	127.9 ± 24.2	127.1 ± 22.8	128.3 ± 24.9	0.259
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	83.4 ± 14.9	82.9 ± 14.8	83.6 ± 15.0	0.333
Blood glucose, mmol/L	5.03 ± 1.31	5.11 ± 1.39	4.98 ± 1.26	0.029
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.64 ± 1.10	4.69 ± 1.09	4.62 ± 1.10	0.163
Triglyceride, mmol/L	1.60 ± 0.89	1.72 ± 1.12	1.53 ± 0.70	0.0001
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.55 ± 0.63	1.50 ± 0.58	1.57 ± 0.66	0.009
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.40 ± 1.02	2.43 ± 1.08	2.37 ± 0.99	0.212
Previous history
Hypertension	1110 (48.7)	358 (42.1)	752 (52.6)	0.0001
Stroke	119 (5.2)	52 (6.1)	67 (4.7)	0.313
Ischemic heart disease	85 (3.7)	44 (5.2)	41 (2.9)	0.018
Cancer	54 (2.4)	10 (1.2)	44 (3.1)	0.013
Liver cirrhosis	172 (7.5)	68 (8.0)	104 (7.3)	0.341
Hepatitis	306 (13.4)	101 (11.9)	205 (14.4)	0.091
Diabetes mellitus	98 (4.3)	35 (4.1)	63 (4.4)	0.585
At least one history	1507 (68.3)	527 (64.2)	980 (70.7)	0.001
Family history
Hypertension	1233 (54.1)	442 (51.9)	791 (55.4)	0.233
Stroke	606 (26.6)	217 (25.5)	389 (27.2)	0.212
Ischemic heart disease	245 (10.7)	85 (10.0)	160 (11.2)	0.518
Cancer	610 (26.8)	207 (24.3)	403 (28.2)	0.100
Liver cirrhosis	416 (18.2)	158 (18.6)	258 (18.1)	0.412
Hepatitis	213 (9.3)	68 (8.0)	145 (10.1)	0.984
Diabetes mellitus	76 (3.3)	28 (3.3)	48 (3.4)	0.909

Data are mean ± standard deviation or numbers (%). P-values: men vs. women.

HDL-C = high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein-cholesterol.