Table 1 Measured metabolic characteristics of the selected Chinese adults in Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China

Mean ± SD

83.9 ± 9.2

78.3 ± 9.4

<0.0001

≥ 90 cm for male

22.1

≥ 80 cm for female

38.5

<0.0001

Mean ± SD

24.1 ± 3.3

23.8 ± 3.5

<0.0001

≥ 30 kg/m²

4.5

5.3

0.16

Mean ± SD

0.88 ± 0.06

0.83 ± 0.07

<0.0001

>0.90 for male

38.3

>0.85 for female

37.9

0.93

Mean ± SD

128 ± 16.1

126 ± 19.6

<0.0001

≥ 130 mmHg

40.3

37.5

0.03

Mean ± SD

81 ± 9.5

80 ± 10.1

<0.0001

≥ 85 mmHg

27.0

24.6

0.05

Mean ± SD

5.8 ± 1.9

5.7 ± 1.6

0.0003

>5.6 mmol/l

35.9

31.4

0.0006

Mean ± SD

1.34 ± 0.26

1.48 ± 0.27

<0.0001

<1.036 mmol/l for male

11.1

<1.295 mmol/l for female

25.8

<0.0001

Mean ± SD

2.4 ± 2.1

2.1 ± 1.7

0.0001

>1.695 mmol/l

56.5

47.0

<0.0001

Mean ± SD

2.0 ± 9.2

2.8 ± 11.1

<0.0001

≥ 30 mg/g

0.8

1.6

0.0035