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Table 2 Demographic, anthropometric and plasma biochemical characteristics of subjects at baseline

From: Gender discrepancy in the predictive effect of metabolic syndrome and its components on newly onset cardiovascular disease in elderly from rural China

Characteristics

Female (n = 1245)

Male (n = 1241)

P value

Age (years)

66.49 ± 5.50

67.12 ± 5.89

0.006

Age

  

0.016

  60–70

957(76.9)

892(71.9)

 

  70–80

255(20.5)

306(24.7)

 

  ≥80

33(2.7)

43(3.5)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.049

  Han

1182(94.9)

1196(96.4)

 

  Others a

63(5.1)

45(3.6)

 

Education status

  

< 0.001

  Primary school or below

1066(85.6)

801(64.5)

 

  Middle school

152(12.2)

359(28.9)

 

  High school or above

27(2.2)

81(6.5)

 

Marriage status

  

< 0.001

  Married

974(78.3)

1060(85.5)

 

  Single or divorced

2(0.2)

26(2.1)

 

  Widowed

268(21.5)

154(12.4)

 

Physical activity

  

< 0.001

  Light

794(64.6)

617(50.2)

 

  Moderate

202(16.4)

203(16.5)

 

  Severe

233(19.0)

410(33.3)

 

Annual income (CNY/year)

  

0.380

  ≤ 5000

296(23.8)

282(22.7)

 

  5000–20,000

703(56.6)

687(55.4)

 

  > 20,000

244(19.6)

271(21.9)

 

Current smoking status

298(23.9)

622(50.1)

< 0.001

Current drinking status

56(4.5)

491(39.6)

< 0.001

Family history of stroke

213(17.1)

195(15.7)

0.188

Family history of coronary heart disease

163(13.1)

98(7.9)

< 0.001

Family history of hypertension

246(19.8)

200(16.1)

0.010

Antihypertension medication in 2 weeks

301(35.08)

219(25.26)

< 0.001

Antidiabetic medication in 2 weeks

77(36.67)

33(22.45)

< 0.001

Antidyslipidemic medication in 2 weeks

49(4.43)

26(3.07)

0.654

BMI (kg/m2)

24.53 ± 3.91

24.10 ± 3.39

0.004

SBP (mmHg)

151.08 ± 24.56

152.08 ± 23.24

0.296

DBP (mmHg)

80.62 ± 11.84

83.42 ± 11.34

< 0.001

WC (cm)

82.13 ± 10.32

82.91 ± 9.57

0.053

WC (cm) (NCEP ATP III and AHA/NHLBI)b

353(28.7)

33(2.7)

< 0.001

WC (cm) (IDF)c

726(59.0)

306(25.0)

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

5.70 ± 1.09

5.17 ± 1.03

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.77 ± 1.24

1.38 ± 1.16

< 0.001

LDL-C(mmol/L)

3.27 ± 0.85

2.90 ± 0.81

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.44 ± 0.37

1.44 ± 0.45

0.898

FPG (mmol/L)

6.15 ± 1.97

5.97 ± 1.60

0.015

FPG (mmol/L) (NCEP ATP III)d

382(30.9)

333(27.1)

0.021

FPG (mmol/L) (AHA/NHLBI and IDF)e

671(54.2)

654 (53.2)

0.311

  1. aIncluding some ethnic minorities in China, such as Mongol and Manchu.
  2. b Waist circumference ≥ 102 cm in men and ≥ 88 cm in women.
  3. c Waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women.
  4. d Fasting glucose level of ≥ 6.1 mmol/L.
  5. e Fasting glucose level of ≥ 5.6 mmol/L.
  6. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, CNY China Yuan (1CNY = 0.161 USD), SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose. AHA American Heart Association; IDF International Diabetes Federation; NCEP ATP III National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III; NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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BMC Geriatrics

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