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Table 3 Characteristics of participants by gender at examination cycle (baseline + 3 follow ups) *

From: Secular trends in serum lipid levels of a Middle Eastern adult population; 10 years follow up in Tehran lipid and glucose study

 

Exam 1 (1999–2001)

Exam 2 (2002–2005)

Exam 3 (2005–2008)

Exam 4 (2008–2011)

Male

    

  Age (years)

43.8 (15.011)

47.50 (14.15)

50.57 (14.14)

54.00 (14.16)

  BMI (kg/m2)

25.73 (4.046)

26.57 (5.22)

27 (5.25)

27.23 (6.4)

  WC (cm)

88.53 (11.33)

94.60 (10.65)

96.18 (10.23)

97.52 (10.76)

  Systolic BP (mm Hg)

120.71 (18.51)

119.2 (17.55)

120.93 (18.91)

122.73 (18.26)

  Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

78 (11.02)

75.58 (10.91)

76.57 (9.97)

79.91 (10.92)

  TC (mmol/L)

5.3 (1.124)

5.02 (0.99)

4.97 (0.96)

4.96 (1.05)

  HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.0 (0.24)

0.9 (0.21)

0.96 (0.21)

1.11 (0.24)

  TG (mmol/L)†

1.75 (1.31)

2.05 (1.38)

2.01 (1.23)

1.9 (1.37)

  Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

4.3 (1.13)

4.11 (0.96)

4.00 (0.95)

3.83 (0.96)

  TC/HDL-C

5.6 (1.75)

5.83 (1.63)

5.40 (1.5)

4.63 (1.35)

  TG/HDL-C†

1.82 (1.06)

2.50 (1.86)

2.29 (1.7)

1.86 (1.46)

  FPG (mmol/L)

5.38 (1.5)

5.56 (1.58)

5.51 (1.64)

5.86 (1.8)

  Current smoking‡

568 (27.9)

489 (23.5)

553 (26.5)

555 (26.6)

  Lipid drug‡

34 (1.66)

49 (3.2)

62 (3.77)

164 (9.63)

Female

    

  Age (year)

41.61 (13.77)

45.5 (13.21)

48.46 (13.13)

51.95 (13.15)

  BMI (kg/m2)

27.51 (5.2)

29 (4.8)

29.2 (4.8)

30.23 (15)

  WC (cm)

87.62 (12.8)

92.17 (12.28)

91.71 (12.36)

96.5 (12)

  Systolic BP (mm Hg)

118.45 (18.95)

116.9 (19.42)

115.18 (19.92)

118.87 (21.08)

  Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

77.82 (10.43)

75.51 (10.18)

73.05 (10.34)

76.68 (11.14)

  TC (mmol/L)

5.51 (1.28)

5.23 (1.14)

5.17 (1.07)

5.2 (1.08)

  HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.166 (0.30)

1.05 (0.26)

1.13 (0.27)

1.31 (0.28)

  TG (mmol/L)†

1.54 (1.24)

1.85 (1.16)

1.81 (1.06)

1.73 (0.96)

  Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

4.34 (1.28)

4.17 (1.13)

4.04 (1.46)

3.88 (1.08)

  TC/HDL-C

5.0 (1.53)

5.24 (1.7)

4.8 (1.46)

4.11 (1.19)

  TG/HDL-C†

1.35 (1.34)

1.97 (1.63)

1.8 (1.38)

1.45 (1.07)

  FPG (mmol/L)

5.45 (1.97)

5.57 (1.86)

5.55 (1.96)

5.9 (2.08)

  Current smoking‡

118 (4.2)

159 (5.5)

141 (4.9)

160 (5.6)

  Lipid drug‡

131 (4.64)

109 (4.83)

152 (6.5)

296 (12.38)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, Exam examination cycle, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non HDL-C non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference.
  2. *Values are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.
  3. †Median (IQ).
  4. ‡n (%).
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