Table 2 Characteristics of recruited subjects

Subjects n

156

412

-

Sex ratio M:F

104/52

333/79

<0.001

Age yrs

42.15 ± 8.81

46.31 ± 9.99

<0.001

SBP mmHg

144.02 ± 15.67

146.04 ± 16.16

0.231

DBP mmHg

99.52 ± 10.29

99.76 ± 11.54

0.838

BMI kg/m²

26.22 ± 3.45

28.24 ± 3.53

<0.001

Neck circumferencecm

38.17 ± 5.22

40.99 ± 4.20

0.030

abdomen circumference cm

93.21 ± 9.69

99.75 ± 9.23

<0.001

hemoglobin

146.80 ± 15.42

148.42 ± 14.83

0.307

hs-CRP

1.45 ± 1.94

2.45 ± 3.94

0.008

FPG

5.02 ± 0.89

5.39 ± 1.47

0.010

total carbon dioxide

24.32 ± 2.63

24.90 ± 2.61

0.038

CHOL

4.40 ± 0.72

4.56 ± 0.88

0.079

TG

1.87 ± 0.47

2.35 ± 0.64

0.002

LDL-C

2.49 ± 0.61

2.54 ± 0.69

0.446

HDL-C

1.18 ± 0.32

1.11 ± 0.30

0.012

CHOL/HDL-C

3.96 ± 1.06

4.36 ± 1.27

0.001