Table 1.
Basal anthropometric characteristics and biochemical parameters of subjects by sex
| Characteristics | All (n=16 648) |
Men (n=12 080) |
Women (n=4568) |
P value |
| Age (years) | 44.51±9.89 | 44.38±9.87 | 44.84±9.94 | <0.01 |
| Social class | <0.001 | |||
| I | 741 (4.5%) | 558 (4.6%) | 183 (4.0%) | |
| II | 2779 (16.7%) | 1902 (15.7%) | 877 (19.2%) | |
| III | 13 128 (78.9%) | 9620 (79.6%) | 3508 (76.8%) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.66±4.81 | 27.76±4.47 | 27.42±5.61 | <0.001 |
| BMI categories | <0.001 | |||
| Normal weight | 5049 (30.3%) | 3300 (27.3%) | 1749 (38.3%) | |
| Overweight | 7120 (42.8%) | 5596 (46.3%) | 1524 (33.4%) | |
| Obese | 4479 (26.9%) | 3184 (26.4%) | 1295 (28.3%) | |
| WC (cm) | 87.00±9.95 | 90.28±8.62 | 78.32±7.78 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 137.66±106.39 | 150.08±117.11 | 104.81±59.14 | <0.001 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 106.22±5.82 | 106.43±5.90 | 105.68±5.56 | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 202.40±38.09 | 202.49±38.59 | 202.18±36.74 | 0.642 |
| GGT (UI/L) | 44.20±55.68 | 48.03±59.07 | 34.08±33.69 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 127.86±16.74 | 130.16±16.10 | 121.79±16.88 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 78.32±11.01 | 79.51±10.94 | 75.18±10.58 | <0.001 |
| PA (≥150 min/week) | 6892 (41.4%) | 4787 (39.6%) | 2105 (46.1%) | <0.001 |
| Diet (daily fruits and vegetables) | 6771 (40.7%) | 4654 (38.5%) | 2117 (46.3%) | <0.001 |
| Smoking habit | <0.001 | |||
| Never | 7645 (45.9%) | 5124 (42.4%) | 2521 (55.2%) | |
| Former | 3549 (21.3%) | 2750 (22.8%) | 799 (17.5%) | |
| Current | 5454 (32.8%) | 4206 (34.8%) | 1248 (27.3%) |
Results are reported as mean ± SD or n (%).
Continuous variables were compared by Student’s t-test, whereas categorical variables were compared by χ2 tests.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; PA, physical activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference.