Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of individuals stratified by sex: Tehran Lipid and Glucose study (TLGS) (1999‐2016)
|
Men n = 1528 |
Women n = 1649 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous variables | |||
| Age (y) | 44.9 (11.8) | 38.7 (10.6) | <.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.9 (3.7) | 27.2 (4.4) | <.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 89.3 (10.3) | 86.5 (11.4) | <.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 114.3 (11.1) | 111.3 (11.5) | <.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74.7 (8.0) | 74.3 (7.8) | .139 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.4 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.4) | <.001 |
| 2 h‐PLPG (mmol/L) | 6.1 (3.1) | 6.3 (2.4) | .240 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 2.1 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.0) | <.001 |
| HDL‐C (mmol/L) | 0.9 (0.2) | 1.1 (0.2) | <.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.4 (1.1) | 5.2 (1.1) | .002 |
| Categorical variables | |||
| Education | |||
| <6 y of schooling | 362 (23.7) | 432 (26.2) | <.001 |
| 6‐11 y of schooling | 871 (57.1) | 1058 (64.2) | |
| ≥12 y of schooling | 293 (19.2) | 159 (9.6) | |
| Current smoker | 509 (33.3) | 65 (3.9) | <.001 |
| Low physically active | 1194 (78.1) | 1207 (73.2) | .001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 1356 (88.7) | 1455 (88.2) | .654 |
| Lipid lowering drug use | 24 (1.6) | 39 (2.4) | .109 |
| BMI category | |||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 620 (40.6) | 532 (32.3) | <.001 |
| Overweight (<25‐29.9 kg/m2) | 684 (44.8) | 720 (43.7) | |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 224 (14.7) | 397 (24.1) | |
| Waist circumference >90 cm | 703 (46.0) | 570 (34.6) | <.001 |
Values are presented as mean (SD) and frequency (%) for continuous and categorical variables, respectively.
Abbreviations: 2 h‐PLPG, 2‐h post‐load plasma glucose; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.