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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants in Shandong Province

From: Serum lipid and lipoprotein levels of middle-aged and elderly Chinese men and women in Shandong Province

 

Overall

N = 9755

Men

N = 3313

Women

N = 6442

P values

Age, y

58.58 ± 9.81

60.15 ± 9.98

57.78 ± 9.62

< 0.01

BMI, kg/m2

26.25 ± 3.48

26.48 ± 3.25

26.13 ± 3.59

< 0.01

Systolic BP, mm Hg

139.55 ± 21.32

142.06 ± 20.26

138.26 ± 21.73

< 0.01

Diastolic BP, mm Hg

80.15 ± 14.34

83.15 ± 18.63

78.60 ± 11.22

< 0.01

Waist circumference, cm

86.86 ± 10.09

90.54 ± 9.40

84.98 ± 9.92

< 0.01

Waist-hip ratio

0.86 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.06

0.84 ± 0.06

< 0.01

Glycosylated hemoglobin, %

6.25 ± 1.25

6.32 ± 1.35

6.21 ± 1.19

< 0.01

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

6.16 ± 1.90

6.40 ± 2.10

6.03 ± 1.78

< 0.01

Fasting plasma insulin, uIU/ml

9.43 ± 6.63

8.88 ± 6.34

9.71 ± 6.76

< 0.01

HOMA-IR

2.67 ± 2.72

2.59 ± 2.45

2.71 ± 2.84

< 0.05

Creatinine, ummol/L

65.19 ± 13.78

74.41 ± 16.05

60.45 ± 9.43

< 0.01

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

11.00(8.00–15.00)

12.00(9.00–17.00)

10.00(7.00–14.00)

< 0.01

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L

18.00(16.00–22.00)

19.00(16.00–23.00)

18.00(16.00–21.00)

< 0.01

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.35 ± 1.05

5.15 ± 0.98

5.46 ± 1.07

< 0.01

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

3.18 ± 0.86

3.08 ± 0.81

3.24 ± 0.88

< 0.01

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.51 ± 0.38

1.42 ± 0.38

1.56 ± 0.37

< 0.01

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.34(0.95–1.92)

1.33(0.96–1.91)

1.34(0.95–1.92)

0.41

  1. Mean values (95% confidence interval [CI]) are shown. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance
  2. P values between men and women