Table 1.
Demographic characteristics.
| Characteristic | People who were surveyed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Sex | Male | 1,050 | 45.73 |
| Female | 1,246 | 54.27 | |
| Age | 40–50 | 589 | 25.65 |
| 51–60 | 617 | 26.87 | |
| 61–70 | 660 | 28.75 | |
| Over 70 years old | 430 | 18.73 | |
| BMI | Normal | 1,441 | 62.76 |
| Overweight | 693 | 30.18 | |
| Obesity | 162 | 7.06 | |
| Waist, mean (SD) | 81.37 | 8.32 | |
| TC, mean (SD) | 4.89 | 0.92 | |
| TG, median (IQR) | 1.28 | 0.82 | |
| LDL-C, mean (SD) | 3.07 | 0.81 | |
| HDL-C, mean (SD) | 1.3 | 0.31 | |
| Family history | No | 1,770 | 77.09 |
| Hypertension | 499 | 21.73 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 27 | 1.18 | |
| Education level | Primary education or below | 1,650 | 71.86 |
| Secondary education | 555 | 24.17 | |
| High school education or above | 91 | 3.96 | |
| Eat fried foods weekly | No | 915 | 39.85 |
| 1–4 times | 1,309 | 57.01 | |
| More than 5 times | 72 | 3.14 | |
| Eat dessert weekly | No | 729 | 31.75 |
| 1–4 times | 1,418 | 61.76 | |
| More than 5 times | 149 | 6.49 | |
| Daily iodized salt consumption | 3g or less | 105 | 4.57 |
| 4–6 g | 1,437 | 62.59 | |
| 7g or above | 754 | 32.84 | |
| Smoking history | No | 1,623 | 70.69 |
| Yes | 673 | 29.31 | |
| Drinking history | No | 1,558 | 67.86 |
| Yes | 738 | 32.14 | |
| Exercise weekly | No | 1,492 | 64.98 |
| 1–3 times | 375 | 16.33 | |
| 4–7 times | 429 | 18.68 | |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.