Table 1 Characteristics of study population by gender in the rural hypertensive population of Liaoning Province, China

Age (year)

56.44 ± 10.37

56.40 ± 10.65

56.48 ± 10.04

59.14 ± 9.73

59.65 ± 10.20

58.81 ± 9.40

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

157.63 ± 17.00#

158.18 ± 17.42

157.01 ± 16.50

161.51 ± 24.22

161.43 ± 22.92

161.43 ± 25.05

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

88.31 ± 10.51*

89.75 ± 10.60

86.68 ± 10.17

89.95 ± 12.40*

91.75 ± 12.55

88.77 ± 12.17

Body mass index (kg/m²)

25.19 ± 3.61

25.12 ± 3.52

25.26 ± 3.71

26.37 ± 3.64#

26.08 ± 3.46

26.57 ± 3.74

WC (cm)

84.00 ± 9.74*

85.15 ± 9.58

82.71 ± 9.77

86.80 ± 9.44*

88.01 ± 9.66

86.02 ± 9.22

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.37 ± 1.07*

5.31 ± 1.04

5.43 ± 1.09

5.53 ± 1.20*

5.31 ± 1.09

5.67 ± 1.25

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.75 ± 1.69

1.76 ± 1.75

1.73 ± 1.53

2.02 ± 1.57#

1.90 ± 1.58

2.09 ± 1.56

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.03 ± 0.82*

2.96 ± 0.81

3.10 ± 0.84

3.19 ± 0.92*

3.07 ± 0.86

3.26 ± 0.95

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.46 ± 0.42

1.47 ± 0.48

1.45 ± 0.36

1.33 ± 0.35*

1.30 ± 0.36

1.36 ± 0.35

Non-HDL (mg/dl)

150.48 ± 41.02*

147.77 ± 40.27

153.53 ± 41.66

161.68 ± 44.39*

154.82 ± 40.95

166.17 ± 45.98

Fasting Plasma Glucose (mmol/L)

6.08 ± 1.85

6.11 ± 1.87

6.04 ± 1.83

6.34 ± 1.95

6.23 ± 1.81

6.41 ± 2.04

Ethnicity^a

3809 (94.1)

2029 (94.3)

1780 (93.9)

1795 (95.9)

713 (96.4)

1082 (95.7)

Current smoking status (Yes)

1552 (38.3)*

1208 (56.1)

344 (18.1)

524 (72.0)*

343 (46.4)

181 (16.0)

Current drinking status (Yes)

1205 (29.8)*

1127 (52.4)

78 (4.1)

245 (13.1)*

225 (30.4)

20 (1.8)