| Q1 (cm.mmol.l-1) <2288 | Q2 (cm.mmol.l-1) 2289-4186 | Q3 (cm.mmol.l-1) 4192-6900 | Q4 (cm.mmol.l-1) 6912-57000 | P for trends†|
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Number of participants* | 741 | 741 | 742 | 740 | Â |
Age (years) | 48.1(14.4) | 49.1(13.6) | 50.7(13.0) | 49.2(12.5) | Â |
SBP (mmHg) | 117.2(19.8) | 122.0(19.3) | 126.8(20.9) | 127.6(19.0) | <0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 73.9(11.5) | 77.9(10.6) | 81.1(11.2) | 82.0(11.2) | <0.001 |
MAP (mmHg) | 88.3(12.8) | 92.6(12.2) | 96.4(13.1) | 97.2(12.6) | <0.001 |
Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 43.3(16.1) | 44.1(15.0) | 45.7(16.0) | 45.5(14.1) | <0.001 |
Pulse (beat per minute) | 73.1(10.0) | 73.6(9.9) | 75.1(9.5) | 76.3(9.7) | <0.001 |
BMI (kg.m-2) | 22.4(2.8) | 25.7(2.7) | 27.6(2.8) | 29.3(3.5) | <0.001 |
Waist-to-hip ratio (%) | 86.2(5.5) | 92.9(5.2) | 95.9(5.3) | 98.3(5.6) | <0.001 |
Waist-to-height ratio (%) | 46.5(4.6) | 52.9(4.4) | 56.0(4.4) | 58.8(5.2) | <0.001 |
Lipid accumulation product | 11.4(2.2) | 35.9(1.2) | 60.3(1.2) | 117.9(1.4) | <0.001 |
Triglycerides (mmol.l-1) | 1.1(1.4) | 1.6(1.5) | 2.1(1.3) | 3.5(1.5) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol.l-1) | 4.9(1.0) | 5.3(0.9) | 5.6(1.0) | 6.0(1.2) | <0.001 |
Non-HDL-C (mmol.l-1) | 3.8(0.9) | 4.3(0.9) | 4.6(0.9) | 5.2(1.1) | <0.001 |
HDL-C (mmol.l-1) | 1.1(0.3) | 1.0(0.2) | 1.0(0.2) | 0.9(0.2) | <0.001 |
FPG (mmol.l-1) | 5.2(1.4) | 5.4(1.5) | 5.6(1.7) | 6.1(2.3) | <0.001 |
2h-PCPG (mmol.l-1) | 5.5(2.6) | 6.4(3.2) | 6.9(3.5) | 8.0(4.2) | <0.001 |
Assignment to intervention (%) | 288 (38.9) | 281 (37.9) | 275 (37.1) | 305 (41.2) | 0.347 |
Diabetes | 59 (8.0) | 76 (10.3) | 146 (19.7) | 205 (27.7) | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 253 (34.1) | 366 (49.4) | 462 (62.3) | 476 (64.3) | <0.001 |
Smoking | 253 (34.1) | 202 (27.3) | 176 (23.7) | 208 (28.1) | 0.001 |
Family history of premature CVD | 49 (6.6) | 58 (7.8) | 70 (4.9) | 61 (8.2) | 0.223 |
Incident** CHD (95% CIs) | 5.3(3.8-7.6) | 8.6(6.5-11.5) | 11.2(8.7-14.4) | 15.0(12.1-18.6) | <0.001 |
Incident** CVD (95% CIs) | 6.9(5.1-9.4) | 10.1(7.8-13.2) | 13.2(10.4-16.6) | 17.0(13.8-20.8) | <0.001 |
Mortality** rate (95% CIs) | 8.3(6.3-11.0) | 7.6(5.7-10.2) | 6.1(4.4-8.4) | 5.8(4.2-8.1) | 0.134 |