Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants
| Men (n=2621) | Women (n=3066) | Total (n=5687) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | |
| Age | 54.4 | 55.2 | 54.8 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.6 | ±4.4 | 27.4 | ±5.5 | 27.5 | ±5.0 |
| WC (cm) | 99.1 | ±12.9 | 89.6 | ±14.1 | 94.0 | ±14.4 |
| SBP (mmHg)a | 135.9 | ±17.9 | 132.8 | ±20.4 | 134.2 | ±19.4 |
| DBP (mmHg)a | 81.2 | ±11.2 | 77.8 | ±10.6 | 79.4 | ±11.0 |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.3 | ±0.3 | 1.6 | ±0.4 | 1.5 | ±0.4 |
| TGs (mmol/l) | 1.5 | ±1.1 | 1.3 | ±0.7 | 1.4 | ±0.9 |
| FPG (mmol/l)b | 6.0 | ±1.4 | 5.6 | ±1.1 | 5.8 | ±1.3 |
SD= standard deviation, BMI= body mass index, WC= waist circumference, SBP= systolic blood pressure, mmHg= millimeters of mercury, DBP= diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C= high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TGs= triglycerides, FPG= fasting plasma glucose
amean value of two measurements
bminimum of 4 h fasting plasma glucose