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Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to dyslipidemia status

From: The prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in northeast China: a population-based cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

Dyslipidemia

(n = 2570)

Normal

(n = 1482)

t

p value

Age (years)

55.52 ± 9.15

53.68 ± 9.45

6.104

<0.001

Gender (Male)

1027 (40.0)

592 (39.9)

 

0.992

Residence

   

0.037

 Urban, n (%)

1343 (52.3)

724 (48.9)

  

 Rural, n (%)

1227 (47.7)

758 (51.1)

 

Education, n (%)

   

0.163

 Primary school and below

934 (36.3)

512 (34.5)

  

 Junior middle school

1070 (41.6)

626 (42.2)

 

 Senior middle school

341 (13.3)

196 (13.2)

 

 College and above

225 (8.8)

148 (10.0)

 

aHypertension, n (%)

1668 (64.9)

667 (45.0)

 

<0.001

bDiabetes mellitus, n (%)

366 (14.2)

75 (5.1)

 

<0.001

cOverweight or obesity, n (%)

962 (37.4)

277 (18.7)

 

<0.001

dLack of exercise, n (%)

623 (24.2)

279 (18.8)

 

<0.001

ePersonal history of stroke, n (%)

219 (8.5)

73 (4.9)

 

<0.001

fFamily history of stroke, n (%)

921 (35.8)

476 (32.1)

 

0.016

gPersonal history of coronary heart disease, n (%)

207 (8.1)

65 (4.4)

 

<0.001

hFamily history of coronary heart disease, n (%)

694 (27.0)

317 (21.4)

 

<0.001

iFamily history of dyslipidemia, n (%)

498 (19.4)

126 (8.5)

 

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2), n (%)

   

<0.001

 BMI < 18.0

25 (1.0)

39 (2.6)

  

 18 ≤ BMI < 24.0

944 (36.7)

884 (59.6)

 

 24 ≤ BMI < 26.0

639 (24.9)

282 (19.0)

 

 26 ≤ BMI < 28.0

497 (19.3)

154 (10.4)

 

 BMI ≥ 28.0

465 (18.1)

123 (8.3)

 

jCentral obesity, n (%)

1516 (59.0)

528 (35.6)

 

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

144.16 ± 21.61

135.58 ± 20.73

12.485

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

90.46 ± 11.91

85.86 ± 11.03

12.416

<0.001

TG CHOHDLLDL (mmol/L)

 TC

5.77 ± 1.21

4.75 ± 0.68

34.294

<0.001

 TG

2.61 ± 2.01

1.12 ± 0.31

36.703

<0.001

 LDL-C

2.16 ± 0.77

2.09 ± 0.85

2.2652

0.008

 HDL-C

1.22 ± 0.26

1.31 ± 0.20

−11.132

<0.001

FBG (mmol/L)

5.52 ± 1.88

4.98 ± 1.08

11.640

<0.001

Neck circumference (cm)

34.71 ± 3.37

33.40 ± 2.94

12.936

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

87.51 ± 8.86

82.27 ± 8.99

18.035

<0.001

Hip circumference (cm)

97.77 ± 8.25

93.50 ± 8.36

15.737

<0.001

Fruit consumption, n (%)

   

0.998

  ≥ 5d/w

2273 (88.4)

1307 (88.2)

  

 3-4d/w

223 (8.7)

136 (9.2)

 

  ≤ 2d/w

74 (2.9)

39 (2.6)

 

kSmoker

   

0.231

 Yes

1304 (50.7)

723 (48.8)

  

 No

1266 (49.3)

759 (51.2)

 

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

   

0.887

 Never

1878 (73.1)

1100 (74.2)

  

 Moderate drinking

399 (15.5)

242 (16.3)

 

 Excessive drinking

293 (11.4)

140 (9.4)

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG, fasting blood-glucose
  2. aHypertension was defined as self-reported history and/or the use of antihypertensive medication in the past 2 weeks, or the average of two times resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg in the field survey
  3. bDiabetes mellitus was defined as the use of insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic medications or a self-reported history of diabetes or FBG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L in the field survey
  4. cOverweight or obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 26 kg/m2. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kg) divided by height squared (m2)
  5. dLack of exercise was defined as physical exercise < 3 times a week for < 30 min each time, and this included industrial and agricultural labor
  6. eRespondents with a history of stroke were asked to provide their outpatient or inpatient medical records, and the diagnostic criteria met the WHO criteria for stroke
  7. fFamily history of stroke was restricted to immediate family members
  8. gRespondents with a history of coronary heart disease were asked to provide their outpatient or inpatient medical records, and the diagnostic criteria met the WHO criteria for coronary heart disease
  9. hFamily history of coronary heart disease was restricted to immediate family members
  10. iFamily history of dyslipidemia was restricted to immediate family members
  11. jCentral Obesity was defined by waist circumference >90 cm for male and >80 cm for female
  12. kA smoker was defined as one who reported having smoked one or more cigarettes or was passively exposed to tobacco smoke every day in general for more than 6 consecutive months
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