Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population according to the Chinese famine exposure
Variables | Non-exposed cohort 10/1/1962–9/30/1964 (N = 822) | Fetal-exposed cohort 10/1/1959–9/30/1961 (N = 797) | Infant-exposed cohort 1/1/1958–12/30/1958 (N = 536) | Preschool-exposed cohort 1/1/1956–12/30/1957 (N = 597) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender n (%) | ||||
 Male | 383 (46.5) | 381 (47.9) | 277 (51.7) | 310 (52.0) |
 Female | 439 (53.5) | 415 (52.1) | 259 (48.3) | 286 (48.0) |
Area n (%) | ||||
 Severely | 514 (62.5) | 495 (62.1) | 339 (63.2) | 377 (63.1) |
 Less severely | 308 (37.5) | 302 (37.9) | 197 (36.8) | 220 (36.9) |
Smoking n (%)** | ||||
 Never smoking | 528 (64.6) | 487 (62.0) | 310 (58.2) | 320 (53.7) |
 Former smoking | 79 (9.7) | 72 (9.2) | 59 (11.1) | 77 (12.9) |
 Current smoking | 210 (25.7) | 227 (28.9) | 164 (30.8) | 199 (33.4) |
Drinking n(%) | ||||
 Never drinking | 578 (70.9) | 548 (69.7) | 377 (70.9) | 397 (66.6) |
 Former drinking | 8 (1.0) | 8 (1.0) | 10 (1.9) | 14 (2.3) |
 Current drinking | 229 (28.1) | 230 (29.3) | 145 (27.3) | 185 (31.0) |
BMI mean(SD) kg/m2** | 24.40 (3.90) | 24.29 (4.15) | 23.73 (3.81)†| 23.48 (3.58)‡ |
Age mean(SD) year** | 47.37 (0.48) | 50.91 (0.67)‡ | 53.17 (0.37)‡ | 55.14 (0.35)‡ |
TC mean(SD) mmol/L** | 4.77 (0.91) | 4.98 (0.95)‡ | 4.99 (0.94)‡ | 5.01 (0.99)‡ |
TG mean(SD) mmol/L* | 1.30 (1.79) | 1.39 (1.83) | 1.28 (1.75) | 1.25 (1.71) |
HDL mean(SD)mmol/L | 1.23 (1.31) | 1.20 (1.37) | 1.24 (1.39) | 1.27 (1.34) |
LDL mean(SD)mmol/L**,# | 2.79 (0.82) | 2.95 (0.93)†, $ | 2.99 (0.86)‡, $ | 3.02 (0.86)‡, $ |