Table 1 Characteristics of participants by triglycerides (TG) and LDL-cholesterol status

n

595

574

1452

1088

Age (years)

49.0 (41.0–56.0)

53.0 (45.0–61.0) ^*

51.0 (42.0–58.0)^*†

49.0 (41.0–58.0)^‡

Body mass index (kg/m²)

25.5 (24.1–27.4)

25.5 (24.0–27.3)

26.0 (24.3–27.7)

25.1 (23.5–27.0)^‡

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120.0 (114.0–131.0)

127.0 (120.0–138.0) ^*

130.0 (120.0–140.0) ^*

129.0 (120.0–138.0) ^*

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80.0 (75.0–90.0)

80.0 (74.0–90.0)

80.0 (76.0–90.0)

80.0 (70.0–85.0)

Fasting plasma glucose(mmol/l)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

5.1 (4.7–5.5)

Uric acid (mmol/l)

5.4 (4.6–6.3)

6.0 (5.3–6.9) ^*

5.9 (5.1–6.8) ^*

5.4 (4.6–6.2)^†‡

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

22.0 (16.0–32.0)

24.0 (17.0–33.0)

29.0 (20.0–43.0) ^*†

29.0 (20.0–40.0) ^*†

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

148.3 (135.5–158.3)

187.6 (173.0–206.9) ^*

204.4 (186.1–226.6) ^*†

164.9 (148.6–183.0) ^*†‡

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

93.8 (67.3–117.7)

107.1 (85.0–126.5) ^*

202.7 (173.5–254.4) ^*†

252.2 (194.7–372.6) ^*†‡

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

83.4 (71.0–91.9)

123.6 (113.1–140.2) ^*

127.4 (113.1–146.3) ^*

87.6 (77.6–95.0)^*†‡

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

48.6 (42.1–56.4)

50.6 (45.2–57.5) ^*

45.8 (40.9–52.1) ^*†

39.4 (34.4–44.4) ^*†‡

Non-HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

97.7 (88.4–106.2)

135.1 (123.2–151.0) ^*

157.5 (140.7–178.8) ^*†

121.6 (108.1–138.2) ^*†‡