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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and self-reported illnesses in the study sample *

From: Metabolic syndrome in a Taiwanese metropolitan adult population

 

Men (n = 1147)

Women (n = 1212)

Height (cm)

166.44 (166.09–166.80)

155.30 (154.99–155.60)

Weight (kg)

68.75 (68.15–69.34)

57.58 (57.09–58.07)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.77 (24.59–24.96)

23.88 (23.69–24.07)

Waist circumference (cm)

86.35 (85.85–86.86)

76.68 (76.18–77.18)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

138.85 (137.65–140.05)

132.66 (131.38–133.94)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

82.57 (81.90–83.23)

75.49 (74.80–76.19)

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)

106.13 (104.41–107.84)

100.89 (99.37–102.41)

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

41.49 (40.86–42.12)

50.21 (49.49–50.92)

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

136.61 (130.12–143.10)

107.31 (103.34–111.29)

Self-reported CHD (%)

15.30 (13.21–17.39)

12.83 (10.94–14.72)

Self-reported Stroke (%)

5.61 (4.27–6.95)

1.99 (1.20–2.78)

Self-reported Hypertension (%)

31.35 (28.66–34.04)

23.33 (20.95–25.71)

Self-reported Diabetes (%)

12.16 (10.27–14.05)

7.38 (5.90–8.86)

Family history of hypertension (%)

42.36 (39.49–45.23)

52.78 (49.96–55.60)

Family history of diabetes (%)

28.80 (26.16–31.44)

33.58 (30.91–36.25)

Menopausal status (%)

  

   Premenopausal

-

39.00 (36.24–41.76)

   Postmenopausal

-

61.00 (58.24–63.76)

  1. * Data are given mean (95% confidence interval), except where indicated otherwise.