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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Can body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio predict the presence of multiple metabolic risk factors in Chinese subjects?

Characteristics

Total

Males

Females

P value

Number of subjects

772

360

412

 

Age (years)

49.47 ± 16.53

49.68 ± 16.93

49.30 ± 16.19

0.749

Height (cm)

162.37 ± 10.17

167.91 ± 9.03

157.54 ± 8.51

<0.001

Weight (kg)

64.17 ± 13.24

68.17 ± 13.10

60.67 ± 12.36

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

88.90 ± 11.61

89.90 ± 10.78

88.02 ± 12.23

0.024

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.27 ± 4.70

24.04 ± 3.73

24.48 ± 5.39

0.187

Waist to hip ratio

0.96 ± 0.16

0.97 ± 0.13

0.96 ± 0.17

0.437

Waist to height ratio

0.55 ± 0.07

0.54 ± 0.06

0.56 ± 0.08

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

128.31 ± 20.29

128.81 ± 18.48

127.87 ± 21.76

0.520

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

83.27 ± 11.81

84.21 ± 11.09

82.45 ± 12.35

0.039

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

5.69 ± 1.57

5.82 ± 1.90

5.58 ± 1.20

0.040

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

1.53 ± 1.21

1.60 ± 1.26

1.47 ± 1.16

0.142

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.88 ± 1.04

4.81 ± 0.90

4.94 ± 1.16

0.090

  1. All values are means ± SDs.