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Table 1 Anthropometric, blood pressure and plasma biochemical characteristics in the population aged 20 years or above by sex and region

From: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in adults in southern China

  

Male (3,148)

Female (3,320)

P

Age (years)

Urban

47.70 (45.24, 50.16)

46.35 (44.14, 48.56)

< 0.001

 

Rural

43.47 (41.83, 45.11)

43.18 (41.64, 45.11)

0.68

 

p

0.010

0.026

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

Urban

23.29 (22.83, 23.75)

23.03 (22.83, 23.23)

0.28

 

Rural

21.05 (20.29, 21.82)

21.02 (20.63, 21.41)

0.89

 

p

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

Waist circumference (cm)

Urban

80.61 (79.80, 81.45)

74.52 (72.19, 76.86)

< 0.001

 

Rural

74.95 (73.62, 76.27)

71.71 (71.03, 72.40)

< 0.001

 

p

< 0.001

0.028

 

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Urban

123.48 (120.79, 126.16)

119.93 (116.65, 123.20)

0.002

 

Rural

119.52 (115.57, 123.47)

117.57 (111.52, 123.62)

0.25

 

p

0.094

0.46

 

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Urban

78.43 (77.04, 79.81)

74.34 (72.83, 75.85)

< 0.001

 

Rural

76.76 (75.77, 77.74)

74.52 (73.39, 75.65)

0.002

 

p

0.053

0.84

 

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

Urban

4.52 (4.41, 4.64)

4.55 (4.41, 4.70)

0.43

 

Rural

4.19 (4.01, 4.37)

4.14 (4.03, 4.25)

0.32

 

p

0.007

< 0.001

 

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

Urban

1.27 (1.15, 1.34)

1.38 (1.31, 1.44)

< 0.001

 

Rural

1.32 (1.26, 1.38)

1.40 (1.32, 1.48)

0.028

 

p

0.20

0.63

 

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

Urban

1.37 (1.25, 1.49)

1.17 (1.02, 1.32)

0.001

 

Rural

1.05 (0.95, 1.15)

0.96 (0.93, 1.00)

0.034

 

p

0.001

0.015

 

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

Urban

5.08 (4.95, 5.21)

5.10 (4.97, 5.23)

0.25

 

Rural

4.90 (4.75, 5.06)

4.81 (4.67, 4.94)

0.019

 

p

0.078

0.006

 

Education (no formal school education)

Urban

97.90 (96.34, 99.46)

90.21 (85.47, 94.94)

< .0001

 

Rural

97.48 (96.42, 98.53)

83.49 (78.41, 88.57)

< .0001

 

p

0.63

0.037

 

Tobacco consumptions (ever)

Urban

45.53 (39.34, 51.72)

2.33 (1.08, 3.58)

< 0.001

 

Rural

57.49 (50.00, 64.98)

0.86 (0.00, 2.11)

< 0.001

 

p

0.006

0.14

 

Alcohol consumptions (ever)

Urban

33.84(31.15, 36.53)

4.40 (2.28, 6.53)

< 0.001

 

Rural

30.56 (25.38, 35.75)

4.45 (3.04, 5.86)

< 0.001

 

p

0.21

0.97

 
  1. Values were presented in mean (95% CI) for continuous variables and prevalence (95% CI) for categorical variables
  2. Smoking in the present study was defined as currently smoking or having at least one cigarette daily for six months or above.
  3. Alcohol consumption was defined as currently or once having one drink at least once per week over the last 12 months.