Table 1.
General characteristics of the studied population.
| Variable | Total (n = 10,065) | Men (n = 4775) | Women (n = 5290) | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48.1 ± 8.25 | 47.82 ± 8.05 | 48.36 ± 8.41 | < 0.001 |
| Weight21 | 72.9 ± 13.64 | 76.58 ± 13.43 | 69.6 ± 12.95 | 0.035 |
| Height (cm) | 162.76 ± 9.3 | 170.33 ± 6.3 | 155.97 ± 5.56 | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.51 ± 4.63 | 26.34 ± 4.06 | 28.56 ± 4.86 | < 0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 97.27 ± 10.81 | 96.16 ± 9.99 | 98.27 ± 11.4 | < 0.001 |
| WHR | 0.94 ± 0.05 | 0.94 ± 0.05 | 0.94 ± 0.06 | < 0.001 |
| WHtR | 0.59 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.05 | 0.63 ± 0.07 | < 0.001 |
| SBP (mm/Hg) | 109.67 ± 17.16 | 111.02 ± 16.78 | 108.45 ± 17.41 | < 0.001 |
| DBP (mm/Hg) | 70.66 ± 9.99 | 71.45 ± 9.86 | 69.94 ± 10.04 | 0.155 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 137.69 ± 84.32 | 145.95 ± 89.26 | 130.25 ± 78.87 | < 0.001 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 46.42 ± 11.33 | 42.8 ± 10.07 | 49.68 ± 11.42 | < 0.001 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 102.08 ± 25.43 | 101.08 ± 24.65 | 102.99 ± 26.09 | 0.005 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 185.51 ± 38.02 | 181.65 ± 36.47 | 189 ± 39.05 | 0.001 |
| FBS (mg/dl) | 97.06 ± 30.21 | 97.13 ± 30.98 | 96.99 ± 29.49 | 0.942 |
| Diabetic, N(%) | 819 (8.19) | 378 (7.9) | 441 (8.3) | 0.499 |
| Metabolic syndrome, N(%) | 4194 (41.7) | 1837 (38.5) | 2357 (44.6) | < 0.001 |
BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist to hip ratio, WHtR waist to height ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TG triglyceride, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, TC Total cholesterol, FBS fasting blood sugar.
*P value was obtained student T test and Chi square.