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Table 1 Demographic, Anthropometric, and Plasma Biochemical Characteristics of Subjects

From: The association of metabolic syndrome components and diabetes mellitus: evidence from China National Stroke Screening and Prevention Project

Characteristic

Male(n = 49,789)

Female(n = 59,762)

P Value

Mean age(mean, SD),years

59.15 ± 11.150

59.30 ± 10.894

0.028

Age, years

 40~49

11,842 (23.8)

13,095 (21.9)

< 0.001

 50~59

13,872 (27.9)

17,504 (29.3)

 

  ≥ 60

24,075 (48.4)

29,163 (48.8)

 

Education

 Primary school and below

17,504 (35.2)

28,786 (8.2)

< 0.001

 Middle school

19,277 (38.7)

19,018 (31.8)

 

 High school or the equivalent

8339 (16.7)

8623 (14.4)

 

 University or other tertiary degree

4669 (9.4)

3335 (5.6)

 

Marital status

 Married

47,467 (95.3)

54,729 (91.6)

< 0.001

 Single or divorced

1001 (2.0)

844 (1.4)

 

 Widowed

1321 (2.7)

4189 (7.0)

 

Physical activitya

37,637 (75.6)

44,241 (74.0)

< 0.001

Smokers

21,378 (42.9)

2196 (3.7)

< 0.001

Drinkers

13,581 (27.3)

1485 (2.5)

< 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

6799 (13.7)

9000 (15.1)

< 0.001

Family history of diabetes mellitus

2904 (5.8)

3839 (6.4)

< 0.001

Anti-diabetic medication in two weeks

4282 (8.6)

5663 (9.5)

< 0.001

Body mass index(mean, SD)

24.87 ± 3.520

24.90 ± 3.809

0.306

Waistline (cm) (mean, SD)

87.55 ± 10.45

84.19 ± 10.45

< 0.001

Waist circumference(cm)(NCEP ATPIII and AHA/NHLBI)b

3608 (7.2)

20,215 (33.8)

< 0.001

Waist circumference(cm)(IDF)c

19,964 (40.1)

40,999 (68.6)

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)

134.94 ± 18.47

134.00 ± 19.85

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

83.23 ± 11.30

81.44 ± 11.21

< 0.001

Triglycerides(mmol/l)

1.76 ± 1.36

1.73 ± 1.18

0.003

Total cholesterol(mmol/l)

4.77 ± 1.09

5.01 ± 1.15

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol(mmol/l)

1.43 ± 0.61

1.50 ± 0.57

< 0.001

LDL cholesterol(mmol/l)

2.80 ± 0.93

2.92 ± 0.97

< 0.001

Fasting glucose(mmol/L)

5.76 ± 1.76

5.75 ± 1.77

0.292

Fasting glucose(mmol/l)(NCEP ATP III)d

11,353 (22.8)

13,242 (22.2)

0.011

Fasting glucose(mmol/l)(AHA/NHLBI and IDF)e

19,846 (39.9)

23,158 (38.8)

< 0.001

  1. aTimes of physical activity≥3/weeks and ≥ 30 min/times or the person is an industrial/argricular labor; bwaist circumference ≥ 102 cm in male and ≥ 88 cm in female; c waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in male and ≥ 80 cm in female; dfasting glucose level of ≥5.6 mmol/L; efasting glucose level of ≥6.1 mmol/L
  2. SD standard deviation, NCEP ATPIII National Cholesterol Education Program Third Adult Treatment Panel, AHA/NHLBI American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, IDF International Diabetes Federation, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL-low density lipoprotein
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