Table 1.
Characteristics of All Participants by Gender
| Category | Total | Men | Women | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5035 (100) | 2974 (59.1) | 2061 (40.9) | |
| Age, means (SD), years | 39.18 (10.71) | 39.14 (10.17) | 39.24 (11.45) | 0.729 |
| Age group, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <30 years | 947 (18.8) | 489 (12.4) | 458 (22.2) | |
| 30–39 years | 1942 (38.6) | 1223 (41.4) | 719 (34.9) | |
| 40–49 years | 1200 (23.8) | 758 (25.5) | 442 (21.4) | |
| 50–59 years | 756 (15.0) | 411 (13.8) | 345 (16.7) | |
| ≥60 years | 190 (3.8) | 93 (3.1) | 97 (4.7) | |
| BMI, means (SD), Kg/m2 | 23.93 (3.62) | 24.88 (3.51) | 22.55 (3.30) | <0.001 |
| BMI group, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Normal | 2634 (52.6) | 1200 (40.5) | 1434 (70.0) | |
| Overweight | 1744 (34.8) | 1264 (42.7) | 480 (23.4) | |
| Obesity | 632 (12.6) | 496 (16.8) | 136 (6.6) | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 631 (12.6) | 435 (14.7) | 196 (9.6) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 368 (7.3) | 279 (9.4) | 89 (4.3) | <0.001 |
| H. pylori positive, n (%) | 1761 (35.0) | 1055 (35.5) | 706 (34.3) | 0.373 |
| SBP, means (SD), mmHg | 120.45 (15.60) | 123.36 (14.08) | 116.26 (16.69) | <0.001 |
| DBP, means (SD), mmHg | 75.54 (10.57) | 77.88 (10.51) | 72.15(9.70) | <0.001 |
| FBG, means (SD), mmol/L | 5.33 (1.44) | 5.46 (1.66) | 5.15 (1.01) | <0.001 |
| TC, means (SD), mmol/L | 4.85 (0.95) | 4.94 (0.96) | 4.71 (0.92) | <0.001 |
| TG, means (SD), mmol/L | 1.62 (1.32) | 1.93 (1.48) | 1.18 (0.87) | <0.001 |
| HDL-C, means (SD), mmol/L | 1.30 (0.35) | 1.17 (0.28) | 1.50 (0.34) | <0.001 |
| LDL-C, means (SD), mmol/L | 3.09 (0.86) | 3.22 (0.86) | 2.90 (0.82) | <0.001 |
| Uric acid, means (SD), umol/L | 362.27 (98.97) | 410.25 (87.34) | 292.82 (69.11) | <0.001 |
| Albumin, means (SD), g/L | 46.64 (2.63) | 47.28 (2.58) | 45.75 (2.43) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.