Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
Hypercholesterolemia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | P-valuea | |
N | 11,377 | 2324 | |
Age (years) | 43.7 ± 0.2 | 54.8 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
Sex (male) | 50.5 (0.5) | 44.5 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
Current smoker | 22.9 (0.5) | 19.8 (1.1) | 0.009 |
Alcohol drinker | 60.9 (0.6) | 51.4 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
Regular exerciser | 50.8 (0.6) | 44.4 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
Income (the lowest quartile) | 12.6 (0.5) | 20.3 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
Education (≤middle school graduate) | 21.2 (0.6) | 40.8 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
Height (cm) | 165.0 ± 0.1 | 161.5 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 64.4 ± 0.1 | 65.5 ± 0.3 | 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 0.0 | 25.0 ± 0.1 | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 80.5 ± 0.1 | 85.0 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 115.2 ± 0.2 | 122.7 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.8 ± 0.2 | 77.4 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 97.1 ± 0.2 | 106.4 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 183.0 ± 0.3 | 219.6 ± 1.4 | < 0.001 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL)b | 104.9 (103.5–106.4) | 149.1 (144.7–153.6) | < 0.001 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 51.1 ± 0.1 | 51.9 ± 0.3 | 0.016 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 106.3 ± 0.3 | 130.5 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 20.3 (0.5) | 45.3 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 7.0 (0.3) | 21.3 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
Lipid-lowering medication | . | 45.5 (1.3) | |