Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the subjects at the baseline
| Variables | Women (n=5286) | Men (n=4524) | Total (n=9810) |
| Age (years) | 53.31±10.23 | 54.14±10.63 | 53.69±10.42 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.89±3.84 | 24.77±3.51 | 24.83±3.69 |
| BSA (m2) | 1.57±0.15 | 1.74±0.16* | 1.65±0.18 |
| WC (cm) | 81.06±9.76 | 83.72±9.65* | 82.29±9.80 |
| Height (m) | 1.56±0.06 | 1.66±0.06* | 1.61±0.08 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 140.37±24.01 | 143.87±22.46* | 141.98±23.37 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 80.62±11.44 | 83.90±11.77* | 82.14±11.71 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 79.98±13.10 | 76.41±13.06* | 78.33±13.20 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.31±1.13 | 5.19±1.04* | 5.25±1.09 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.58±1.28 | 1.63±1.62 | 1.60±1.44 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.99±0.86 | 2.91±0.81* | 2.96±0.83 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.42±0.35 | 1.42±0.43 | 1.42±0.39 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.86±1.58 | 5.94±1.64* | 5.89±1.61 |
| UA (mmol/L) | 252.67±66.68 | 330.15±80.96* | 288.32±83.11 |
| eGFR (mi/min/1.73 m2) | 92.68±16.05 | 94.64±14.49* | 93.58±15.38 |
| ARD (cm) | 2.14±0.32 | 2.37±0.28* | 2.25±0.32 |
| ARD/BSA (cm/m2) | 1.37±0.22 | 1.37±0.19 | 1.37±0.21 |
| ARD/height (cm/m) | 1.38±0.21 | 1.42±0.17* | 1.40±0.20 |
| RWT | 0.38±0.25 | 0.38±0.25 | 0.38±0.25 |
| LV mass (g) | 125.15±37.95 | 154.88±42.56* | 138.86±42.79 |
| LV mass/BSA (g/m2) | 79.91±23.09 | 89.09±23.53* | 84.14±23.73 |
| LV mass/height 2.7 (g/m2.7) | 38.19±12.15 | 39.38±11.56* | 38.74±11.90 |
| IVSTd (cm) | 0.85±0.13 | 0.91±0.16* | 0.88±0.15 |
| LVPWTd (cm) | 0.84±0.22 | 0.89±0.15* | 0.86±0.19 |
| LVEDD (cm) | 4.54±0.41 | 4.90±0.43* | 4.70±0.46 |
| EF (%) | 62.70±3.84 | 62.93±3.89* | 62.81±3.87 |
| Antihypertensive drugs (%) | 892 (70.5) | 550 (63.5)* | 1442 (67.6) |
| Previous CV events (%) | 1059 (20.0) | 500 (11.1)* | 1559 (15.9) |
| Current smoking (%) | 858 (16.2) | 2620 (57.9)* | 3478 (35.5) |
| Current drinking (%) | 153 (2.9) | 2066 (45.7)* | 2219 (22.6) |
| Diabetes (%) | 616 (11.7) | 479 (10.6) | 1095 (11.2) |
| Dyslipidaemia (%) | 4255 (80.5) | 3198 (70.7)* | 7453 (76.0) |
Data are shown as means±SD, percentages or absolute numbers. RWT was defined by the ratio of posterior wall and IVS thickness to LVIDd.
*P<0.05 versus women.
ARD, aortic root diameter; BSA, body surface area; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EF, ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IVSTd, interventricular septum thickness in diastole; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVIDd, left ventricular internal diameter in diastole; LVPWTd, Left ventricular posterior wall thickness in diastole; RWT, relative wall thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, uric acid; WC, Waist circumference.