Table 2.

Classification of dependent variables.

Dependent Variables
Abbreviations	Full Names	Diagnosis	Diagnostic Criteria
HE_sbp	Systolic blood pressure (Mean value of 2–3 BP measurements)	≥80 mmHg	Hypertension
HE_dbp	Diastolic blood pressure (Mean value of 2–3 BP measurements)	≥140 mmHg
HE_BMI	Body mass index	≥23 kg/m2	Overweight/obesity
HE_glu	Fasting blood glucose	≥126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L)	T2DM
HE_HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin	≥6.5%
HE_chol	Total cholesterol	≥240 mg/dL	Dyslipidemia
HE_HDL_st2	Calibration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol	<40 mg/dL
HE_TG	Triglyceride	≥200 mg/dL

HE_BMI, overweight/obesity; HE_chol, total cholesterol; HE_dbp, diastolic blood pressure (mean value of 2–3 blood pressure measurements); HE_glu, fasting blood glucose; E_HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HE_HDL_st2, calibration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HE_sbp, systolic blood pressure (mean value of 2–3 blood pressure measurements); HE_TG, triglyceride; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellites. Dyslipidemia, according to the Korean Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia is defined as any one of the following: total cholesterol level ≥ 40 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level < 40 mg/dL, triglyceride level ≥ 200 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level ≥ 160 mg/dL, or the use of a lipid-lowering drug; hypertension, according to Korean hypertension, hypertension was defined when systolic blood pressure was ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure was ≥80 mmHg; overweight/obesity, according to the Korean Society for the study of obesity; overweight/obesity defined when body mass index was 23 kg/m² or higher; T2DM, according to the Korean Diabetes Association (KDA) T2DM was defined as fasting plasma glucose levels ≥ 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) or glycated hemoglobin ≥ 6.5%.