Table 1 Baseline characteristics comparison of participants with and without follow-up with respect to different genders ^*

Age (years)

44.03 (15.4)

44.46 (17.37)

0.5

41.61 (13.85)

42.23 (16.4)

0.22

Education ^‡

0.6

0.43

  <6 yrs

971 (28.4)

290 (30)

1909 (40.8)

540 (42.1)

  6-12 yrs

1870 (54.6)

513 (53.1)

2373 (50.7)

625 (48.8)

  >12 yrs

582 (17)

164 (17)

397 (8.5)

117 (9.1)

Marital status ^‡

0.01

<0.001

  Single

570 (16.6)

202 (20.9)

496 (10.6)

197 (15.3)

  Married

2829 (82.6)

758 (78.3)

3755 (80.1)

928 (72.3)

  Divorce or widow

28 (0.8)

8(0.8)

436 (9.3)

159 (12.4)

Current smoking ^‡

923 (27.5)

319 (33.8)

<0.001

162 (3.5)

72 (5.7)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m ² )

25.88 (4.07)

25.46 (4.25)

0.006

27.40 (5.38)

27.16 (5.83)

0.22

Triglycerides (mmol/L) ^†

156 (119)

139 (109)

<0.001

137 (112)

136 (110)

0.5

HDL-C (mmol/L)

38.42 (9.36)

38.36 (9.80)

0.87

45.06 (11.14)

45.02 (11.42)

0.92

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

205.45 (43.34)

200.73 (42.68)

0.004

212.95 (48.9)

212.52 (50.84)

0.78