Table 1 Characteristics of the 1881eligible participants at recruitment
Variables | Overall | Male | Female | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1881 | n = 823 (43.75%) | n = 1058 (56.25%) | ||
Age (years) | 61.00 (59.00–66.00) | 62.00 (60.00–67.00) | 60.00 (59.00–65.00) |  < 0.001 |
WC (cm) | 81.00 (75.00–88.00) | 81.00 (75.00–87.00) | 81.00 (75.00–87.00) | 0.482 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.13 ± 60.92 | 21.97 (20.06–23.99) | 22.52 (20.78–24.92) |  < 0.001 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 124.00 (117.00–131.00) | 125.00 (117.00–132.00) | 124.00 (116.75–131.00) | 0.289 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 76.00 (70.00–80.00) | 76.00 (71.00–81.00) | 75.00 (70.00–80.00) |  < 0.001 |
Leukocyte (× 109/L) | 5.90 (5.10–7.01) | 6.40 (5.46–7.50) | 5.60 (4.80–6.52) |  < 0.001 |
Platelet (× 109/L) | 217.00 (190.00–252.00) | 213.00 (186.00–246.00) | 220.00 (192.75–255.00) | 0.001 |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 135.00 (126.00–144.00) | 143.00 (135.00–151.00) | 130.00 (123.00–136.00) |  < 0.001 |
FPG (mmol/L) | 4.99 (4.50–5.60) | 4.85 (4.40–5.47) | 5.10 (4.50–5.70) |  < 0.001 |
ALT (U/L) | 20.90 (16.30–27.50) | 21.90 (17.00–28.60) | 20.40 (15.70–26.33) |  < 0.001 |
AST (U/L) | 21.00 (18.00–24.10) | 21.00 (18.00–24.10) | 21.00 (18.00–24.20) | 0.650 |
Albumin (g/L) | 44.50 (42.90–46.00) | 44.50 (42.90–46.00) | 44.60 (42.88–46.10) | 0.386 |
STB (μmol/L) | 11.90 (9.25–15.20) | 12.50 (9.50–16.00) | 11.50 (9.00–14.50) |  < 0.001 |
CB (μmol/L) | 3.20 (2.20–4.50) | 3.60 (2.50–5.00) | 2.90 (1.90–3.90) |  < 0.001 |
UCB (μmol/L) | 8.30 (5.90–11.50) | 8.40 (5.90–11.60) | 8.20 (5.90–11.10) | 0.316 |
SCr (μmol/L) | 62.80 (51.70–75.80) | 72.50 (64.00–83.80) | 54.70 (47.30–64.43) |  < 0.001 |
TC (mmol/L) | 5.00 (4.20–6.00) | 4.84 (4.19–5.55) | 5.16 (4.53–5.82) |  < 0.001 |
TG (mmol/L) | 5.03 (4.40–5.71) | 0.99 (0.74–1.43) | 1.08 (0.79–1.52) | 0.001 |
T2DM (n, %) | (176) 9.36 | 79 (9.60) | 97 (9.17) | 0.750 |
Hyperuricemia (n, %) | 468 (24.88) | 200 (24.30) | 268 (25.35) | 0.629 |
Marriage Status (n, %) |  |  < 0.001 | ||
 Married | 1638 (87.10) | 767 (93.20) | 871 (82.33) |  |
 Widowed | 229 (12.20) | 49 (5.95) | 180 (17.01) |  |
 Unspecified | 14 (0.70) | 7 (0.85) | 7 (0.66) |  |
Smoking Status (n, %) |  < 0.001 | |||
 Non-smoker | 1337 (71.08) | 294 (35.72) | 1043 (98.58) |  |
 Former Smoker | 53 (2.82) | 52 (6.32) | 1 (0.09) |  |
 Current Smoker | 491 (26.10) | 477 (57.96) | 14 (1.32) |  |
Drink Status (n, %) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Non-drinker | 1560 (83.38) | 553 (67.69) | 1007 (95.54) |  |
 Current Drinker | 311 (16.62) | 264 (32.31) | 47 (4.46) |  |
Exercise Frequency |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Low | 1102 (58.59) | 488 (52.30) | 614 (58.03) |  |
 Medium | 322 (17.12) | 124 (15.07) | 198 (18.71) |  |
 High | 457 (24.29) | 211 (25.63) | 246 (23.26) |  |