Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by sex
Characteristics | Total sample | Men | Women | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (%) | 5026 (100) | 2150 (42.8) | 2876 (57.2) | Â |
Age (years) | 71.5 (5.3) | 71.4 (5.1) | 71.6 (5.4) | 0.108 |
Age (years), n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 65–69 | 2152 (42.8) | 939 (43.7) | 1213 (42.2) |  |
 70–74 | 1644 (32.7) | 684 (31.8) | 960 (33.4) |  |
 75–79 | 756 (15.0) | 356 (16.6) | 400 (13.9) |  |
  ≥ 80 | 474 (9.4) | 171 (8.0) | 303 (10.5) |  |
Education, n (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Illiterate | 1992 (39.6) | 284 (13.2) | 1708 (59.4) |  |
 Primary school | 2215 (44.1) | 1173 (54.6) | 1042 (36.2) |  |
 Middle school or above | 819 (16.3) | 693 (32.2) | 126 (4.4) |  |
Systolic pressure (mm Hg) | 144.1 (21.5) | 142.4 (21.2) | 145.3 (21.6) | < 0.001 |
Diastolic pressure (mm Hg) | 85.0 (11.0) | 85.9 (10.9) | 84.3 (10.9) | < 0.001 |
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) | 5.6 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.3) | 5.6 (1.5) | 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.0 (1.0) | 4.7 (0.9) | 5.2 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.9 (3.8) | 24.4 (3.7) | 25.2 (3.9) | < 0.001 |
No. of ideal CVH metric components, n (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 0 | 44 (0.9) | 43 (2.0) | 1 (0.03) |  |
 1 | 356 (7.1) | 194 (9.0) | 162 (5.6) |  |
 2 | 1198 (23.8) | 523 (24.3) | 675 (23.5) |  |
 3 | 1739 (34.6) | 727 (33.8) | 1012 (35.2) |  |
 4 | 1243 (24.7) | 495 (23.0) | 748 (26.0) |  |
 5 | 408 (8.1) | 149 (6.9) | 259 (9.0) |  |
 6 | 38 (0.8) | 19 (0.9) | 19 (0.7) |  |