Adverse trends of cardiovascular risk factors among low risk populations (1983-1994) - a cohort study of workers and farmers in Guangzhou, China

Table 3 Age-adjusted average changes of risk factor levels by gender and occupation among cohort populations in Guangzhou, China, 1983-1994

	Male				Female
	Workers		Farmers		Workers		Farmers
	β	SE	β	SE	β	SE	β	SE
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	4.9**	0.6	7.6**	0.6	4.6**	0.6	4.2**	0.5
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	2.6**	0.4	6.2**	0.4	1.0**	0.4	4.6**	0.3
Body mass index (kg/m²)	1.2**	0.1	1.4**	0.1	0.6**	0.1	1.4**	0.1
Cigarettes per day
Total	-2.8**	0.4	-2.5**	0.6	^a		^a
Current smoker	-1.5**	0.4	-1.2*	0.6	^a		^a
Alcohol intake (g/per day)
Total	-4.4**	1.2	-9.2**	2.6	-0.3*	0.1	-0.2	0.2
Drinker	-12.3**	3.0	-13.3**	3.5	-8.6*	4.2	-4.3	3.0
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	9.1**	1.3	22.8**	1.4	3.1*	1.3	17.0**	1.1
Low density cholesterol (mg/dl)	6.5**	1.2	11.7**	1.3	3.0*	1.2	7.7**	1.0
High density cholesterol (mg/dl)	-0.8	0.6	7.0**	0.7	0.8	0.6	9.0**	0.5
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	20.6**	3.9	24.4**	4.5	-5.8	3.4	1.9	2.0

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