Table 1.
Characteristics of 269 Chinese participants with hyperlipidemia according to gender 1,2.
| Variables | All (n = 269) |
Female (n = 202) |
Male (n = 67) |
p Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 58 ± 8 | 58 ± 7 | 57 ± 9 | 0.219 |
| Body weight, kg | 60.9 ± 10.9 | 57.8 ± 9.1 | 70.2 ± 10.7 | <0.001 |
| Height, m | 158.6 ± 8.2 | 155.6 ± 5.8 | 167.8 ± 7.3 | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.1 ± 3.2 | 23.9 ± 3.2 | 24.9 ± 3.1 | 0.024 |
| Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 12 (4.5%) | 2 (3.0%) | 10 (5.0%) | 0.563 |
| Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 23.9) | 120 (44.6%) | 26 (38.8%) | 94 (46.5%) | |
| Overweight (24.0 ≤ BMI ≤ 27.9) | 106 (39.4%) | 30 (44.8%) | 76 (37.6%) | |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 28) | 31 (11.5%) | 9 (13.4%) | 22 (10.9%) | |
| Waist circumference, cm | 85.2 ± 9.9 | 83.5 ± 10.0 | 90.2 ± 7.8 | <0.001 |
| Central obesity | 0.642 | |||
| Yes | 119 (44.2%) | 91 (45.0%) | 28 (41.8%) | |
| No | 150 (55.8%) | 111 (55.0%) | 39 (58.2%) | |
| Physical activity status (MET-h/week) | 94.9 ± 70.3 | 100.0 ± 78.2 | 79.6 ± 33.5 | <0.001 |
| Marital status | 0.182 | |||
| Married | 249 (92.6%) | 184 (91.1%) | 65 (97.0%) | |
| Other | 20 (7.4%) | 18 (8.9%) | 2 (3.0%) | |
| Education | 0.006 | |||
| Primary school | 8 (3.0%) | 8 (4.0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Junior high school | 37 (13.8%) | 28 (13.9%) | 9 (13.4%) | |
| High school/secondary school | 107 (39.8%) | 83 (41.1%) | 24 (35.8%) | |
| College | 70 (26.0%) | 57 (28.2%) | 13 (19.4%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree or postgrad | 47 (17.5%) | 26 (12.9%) | 21 (31.3%) | |
| Smoking status | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 18 (6.7%) | 0 (0%) | 18 (26.9%) | |
| No | 251 (93.3%) | 202 (100%) | 49 (73.1%) | |
| Employment | <0.001 | |||
| Full-time | 70 (26.0%) | 36 (17.8%) | 34 (50.7%) | |
| Part-time | 10 (3.7%) | 9 (4.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Other | 189 (70.3%) | 157 (77.8%) | 32 (47.8%) |
1 Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). MET, metabolic equivalent tasks. 2 BMI categories were based on criteria for Chinese adults: underweight defined as BMI < 18.5 kg/m2; normal weight defined as 18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 23.9 kg/m2; overweight as 24 ≤ BMI ≤ 27.9 kg/m2; obese defined as BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2. Central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 85 cm for women based on criteria for Chinese adults. Differences in characteristics between female and male participants were compared using the 2-sample t test for continuous variables or chi-square for categorical variables.