Table 5 Distribution of the key quantitative variables measured at baseline of the Shahrekord PERSIAN Cohort Study

Weight (kg)

73.4±13.4

77.3±13.4

70.0±12.4

<0.001

75.5±13.0

68.7±13.2

<0.001

Height (cm)

163.2±9.6

170.7±6.7

156.5±6.1

<0.001

164.6±9.5

159.9±9.0

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.6±4.6

26.5±4.1

28.6±4.9

<0.001

27.9±4.5

26.9±4.9

<0.001

Wrist circumference (cm)

17.4±1.4

18.0±1.2

16.8±1.3

<0.001

17.3±1.4

17.5±1.4

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

94.8±11.4

93.9±10.6

95.7±12.0

<0.001

95.1±10.8

94.2±12.6

0.001

Hip circumference (cm)

101.1±7.9

99.7±6.9

102.3±8.6

<0.001

101.9±7.7

99.3±8.2

<0.001

Education years (year)

8±6

9.6±5

6.5±5

<0.001

10±5

3.3±4

<0.001

Teeth number (n)

18.2±9.7

17.7±10.0

18.7±9.3

<0.001

19.4±9.9

15.6±8.6

<0.001

Decayed teeth (n)

1.2±2.1

1.3±2.4

1.1±1.8

<0.001

1.3±2.3

1.0±1.6

<0.001

Missing teeth (n)

13.5±9.8

14.0±10.2

13.0±9.5

<0.001

12.4±10.0

16.0±8.8

<0.001

Filled teeth (n)

3.4±4.4

2.9±4.1

3.8±4.7

<0.001

4.5±4.7

0.8±2.0

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

115.4±17.3

117.9±16.6

113.2±17.7

<0.001

117.0±16.8

111.7±17.8

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75.5±10.7

77.4±10.6

73.9±10.4

<0.001

76.3±10.8

73.8±10.1

<0.001

Pulse rate (per minute)

70.4±8

69.4±8

71.3±8

<0.001

70.9±7

69.3±9

<0.001

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)

96.7±27.3

97.4±26.3

96.1±28.1

0.019

102.0±27.5

84.1±22.4

<0.001

Hemoglobin (gr/dl)

14.5±1.6

15.6±1.3

13.6±1.3

<0.001

14.6±1.6

14.4±1.6

<0.001

Hematocrit (gr/dl)

42.0±4.4

44.8±3.5

39.6±3.5

<0.001

42.3±4.3

41.5±4.4

<0.001

Urine pH (value)

5.17±0.5

5.14±0.5

5.19±0.6

<0.001

5.2±0.6

5.04±0.0

<0.001

GGT (IU/L)

27.0±24.6

32.1±29.0

22.5±19.0

<0.001

28.4±26.5

23.8±19.3

<0.001

AST (IU/L)

19.6±8.8

21.2±9.7

18.3±7.5

<0.001

19.6±9.0

19.6±8.1

0.981

ALT (IU/L)

22.0±14.4

26.3±16.5

18.3±11.1

<0.001

23.3±15.2

19.1±12.0

<0.001

ALP (IU/L)

205.0±65.3

207.6±66.7

202.7±63.9

<0.001

206.8±66.6

201.0±61.9

<0.001

RBC (million/mm3)

4.8±0.5

5.0±0.5

4.5±0.5

<0.001

4.8±0.5

4.7±0.5

<0.001

WBC (thousand/mm3)

6.0±1.5

6.2±1.6

5.9±1.4

<0.001

6.0±1.5

6.0±1.5

0.195

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

184±42

180±42

187±42

<0.001

189±41

171±42

<0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

150±90

163±32

139±81

<0.001

163±95

118±66

<0.001

HDL (mg/dl)

50±1

47±10

53±12

<0.001

52±11

46±10

<0.001

LDL (mg/dl)

103±33

100±31

106±34

<0.001

104±32

101±36

<0.001