Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| N=11 986 | N=3722 | |
| At baseline health check‐up | ||
| Age, y | 44.4 (9.7) | 43.1 (9.0) |
| Alcohol drinking | 7991 (78.4) | 1701 (54.6) |
| Current smoking | 2590 (21.6) | 195 (5.2) |
| BMI, % | 23 [21, 25] | 21 [19, 23] |
| Waist, cm | 83 [78, 88] | 75 [70, 82] |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 120 [111, 129] | 110 [101, 120] |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 75 [68, 83] | 68 [61, 76] |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 57 [49, 67] | 70 [61, 81] |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 122 [103, 142] | 112 [94, 133] |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | 94 [67, 139] | 64 [48, 88] |
| Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL | 93 [87, 100] | 88 [83, 94] |
| HbA1c, % | 5.4 [5.2, 5.6] | 5.4 [5.2, 5.6] |
| Use of antihypertensive drug | 1185 (9.9) | 169 (4.5) |
| Use of glucose‐lowering drugs | 302 (2.5) | 31 (0.8) |
| Use of lipid‐lowering drugs | 965 (8.1) | 161 (4.3) |
| At follow‐up health check‐up | ||
| BMI, % | 23.4 [21.6, 25.5] | 21.1 [19.5, 23.6] |
| Waist, cm | 83 [78, 89] | 76 [71, 83] |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 121 [112, 130] | 111 [102, 122] |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 77 [69, 84] | 69 [62, 77] |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 57 [49, 67] | 71 [61, 82] |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 124 [105, 144] | 117 [98, 139] |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | 95 [67, 141] | 67 [49, 92] |
| Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL | 94 [88, 101] | 89 [84, 95] |
| HbA1c, % | 5.4 [5.2, 5.6] | 5.4 [5.2, 5.6] |
| Steps | ||
| Interval of health check‐ups, mo | 30 [26, 36] | 30 [26, 36] |
| Baseline steps, steps/d | 6656 [5161, 8218] | 5003 [3498, 6503] |
| 2‐year steps, steps/d | 6674 [5202, 8147] | 5027 [3650, 6491] |
Values are n (%) for categorical variables and mean (SD) or median (IQR) for continuous variables.
BMI indicates body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; IQR, interquartile range; and LDL, low‐density lipoprotein.