Table 2.
Characteristics of the subjects (n = 15,005) 1.
| Variables | Total (n = 15,005) |
Women (n = 9553) |
Men (n = 5452) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| 35–44 | 5363 (35.7) | 2454 (25.7) | 2909 (53.4) | |
| 45–54 | 4666 (31.1) | 3186 (33.4) | 1480 (27.1) | |
| 55–64 | 4018 (26.8) | 3141 (32.9) | 877 (16.1) | |
| 65–69 | 958 (6.4) | 772 (8.1) | 186 (3.4) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Single | 1546 (10.3) | 953 (10.0) | 593 (10.9) | |
| Married | 11,794 (78.6) | 7125 (74.6) | 4669 (85.6) | |
| Divorced | 1665 (11.1) | 1475 (15.4) | 190 (3.5) | |
| Education, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <University | 10,717 (71.4) | 7781 (81.5) | 2936 (53.9) | |
| ≥University | 4288 (28.6) | 1772 (18.5) | 2516 (46.1) | |
| Current smoking, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| No | 13,155 (87.7) | 9261 (96.9) | 3894 (71.4) | |
| Yes | 1850 (12.3) | 292 (3.1) | 1558 (28.6) | |
| Current drinking, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| No | 13,190 (87.9) | 9039 (94.6) | 4151 (76.1) | |
| Yes | 1815 (12.1) | 514 (5.4) | 1301 (23.9) | |
| Physical activity, n (%) | 0.632 | |||
| Sedentary | 6185 (65.5) | 4056 (65.3) | 2129 (65.8) | |
| Active | 3264 (34.5) | 2157 (34.7) | 1107 (34.2) | |
| Menopause, n (%) | - | |||
| No | 4825 (50.5) | 4825 (50.5) | - | |
| Yes | 4728 (49.5) | 4728 (49.5) | - | |
| BMI (kg/m2), n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <18.5 (underweight) | 587 (3.9) | 539 (5.6) | 48 (0.9) | |
| 18.5 ≤ BMI < 24 (normal) | 8756 (58.4) | 6236 (65.3) | 2520 (46.2) | |
| 24 ≤ BMI < 27 (overweight) | 5662 (37.7) | 2778 (29.1) | 2884 (52.9) | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 77.0 ±7.3 | 74.0 ± 6.2 | 82.3 ± 6.0 | <0.001 |
| Abdominal obesity, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| No | 12,651 (84.3) | 7774 (81.4) | 4877 (89.5) | |
| Yes | 2354 (15.7) | 1779 (18.6) | 575 (10.5) | |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.75 ± 0.77 | 5.82 ± 0.77 | 5.63 ± 0.75 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.52 ± 0.41 | 1.63 ± 0.41 | 1.32 ± 0.32 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.56 ± 0.76 | 3.57 ± 0.76 | 3.55 ± 0.77 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.53 ± 0.86 | 1.40 ± 0.75 | 1.76 ± 0.98 | <0.001 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 6.07 ± 1.18 | 6.08 ± 1.25 | 6.04 ± 1.05 | 0.024 |
| CRP (mmol/L) | 0.22 ± 0.43 | 0.22 ± 0.41 | 0.21 ± 0.46 | <0.001 |
| ALT (U/L) | 27.9 ± 22.0 | 24.6 ± 20.7 | 33.7 ± 23.2 | <0.001 |
| normal, n (%) | 11,694 (77.9) | 8135 (85.2) | 3559 (65.3) | |
| abnormal, n (%) | 3311 (22.1) | 1418 (14.8) | 1893 (34.7) | |
| AST (U/L) | 23.7± 11.1 | 23.0 ± 11.3 | 24.8 ± 10.7 | <0.001 |
| normal, n (%) | 12,150 (77.2) | 7984 (83.6) | 4166 (76.4) | |
| abnormal, n (%) | 2855 (19.0) | 1569 (16.4) | 1286 (23.6) | |
| GGT (U/L) | 28.9 ± 33.5 | 24.5 ± 26.3 | 36.4 ± 42.4 | <0.001 |
| normal, n (%) | 12,948 (86.3) | 8400 (87.9) | 4548 (83.4) | |
| abnormal, n (%) | 2057 (13.7) | 1153 (12.1) | 904 (16.6) |
BMI: body mass index, TC: total cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, CRP: C-reactive protein, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase. 1 Data are presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. The Student’s t test and chi-square test were preformed to compare the continuous and categorical variables, respectively, between men and women. n = 9449 for physical activity data, n = 9553 for menopause data (women only).