Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants.
Parameters Men
(n=30039)
Women
(n=19811)
Age (years) 49.8 ± 9.7 49.5 ± 9.6
Height (cm) 170.9 ± 6.1 158.0 ± 5.6
Weight (kg) 68.2 ± 10.3 53.5 ± 8.4
BMI (kg/m2) 23.3 ± 3.1 21.4 ± 3.2
WC (cm) 83.1 ± 8.4 77.6 ± 8.6
SBP (mmHg) 120 ± 14 112 ± 14
DBP (mmHg) 77 ± 10 70 ± 10
Hypertension,n (%) 7575(25.2) 2315(11.7)
HbA1c (%) 5.6 ± 0.6 5.5 ± 0.4
Blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.5 ± 0.9 5.1 ± 0.6
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 2257(7.5) 599(3.0)
TG (mmol/l) 1.1(0.8-1.7) 0.8(0.6-1.1)
LDL-C (mmol/l) 3.2 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 0.8
HDL-C (mmol/l) 1.5 ± 0.4 1.8 ± 0.4
Dyslipidemia,n (%) 15382(51.2) 6409(32.4)
Fatty liver, n(%) 6983(23.2) 1659(8.4)
Metabolic syndrome, n (%) 3332(11.1) 2163(10.9)
Current smoking, n (%) 19835(66.0) 3707(18.7)
Relative grip strength mean (kg/kg) 0.62 ± 0.10 0.48 ± 0.08
    median(kg/kg) 0.62(0.56-0.69) 0.48(0.43-0.54)
Single-leg balance mean (s) 40.4 ± 34.4 43.2 ± 35.9
    median(s) 29.0(13.0-58.0) 31.0(15.0-62.0)
Forward bend,mean (cm) 2.0 ± 8.6 8.1 ± 8.1
    median(cm) 3.0(-4.0-8.0) 9.0(3.0-14.0)
Physical score 0.0 ± 1.15 0.0 ± 1.16
BMI, body mass index, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared; WC, Waist circumference; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range) and n(%).