Table 1 General characteristics of participants by baseline age groups
Variable | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
40-49 years (n=17,093) | 50-59 years (n=25,373) | 60–79 years (n=1542) | P for Trenda | |
Age (years) | 44.6±2.3 | 51.7±2.0 | 66.1±3.5 | < 0.01 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 7111 (45.8) | 1776 (44.4) | 803 (48.9) | 0.29 |
Female | 8416 (55.2) | 2227 (55.6) | 839 (51.1) | |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 106.3±7.2 | 106.6±7.1 | 107.1±7.2 | < 0.01 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 66.6±5.9 | 67.2±5.9 | 66.6±6.1 | < 0.01 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.8±2.5 | 23.1±2.5 | 22.7±2.8 | < 0.01 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 90.4±24.0 | 91.5±18.8 | 93.7±25.2 | < 0.01 |
Pulse pressure (mm Hg) | 39.7±6.3 | 39.7±6.3 | 40.5±6.8 | < 0.01 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 188.7±33.7 | 198.0±35.6 | 197.3±36.0 | < 0.01 |
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 23.0±15.8 | 24.4±12.7 | 26.2±17.7 | < 0.01 |
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 21.6±19.2 | 22.9±22.0 | 21.4±11.7 | < 0.01 |
Gamma GTP (U/L) | 25.1±27.6 | 26.6±26.8 | 24.7±31.7 | < 0.01 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 13.6±1.6 | 13.6±1.4 | 13.5±1.4 | < 0.01 |
Smoking status | ||||
No | 11,880 (79.1) | 3121 (81.1) | 1312 (82.8) | < 0.01 |
Current | 3138 (20.9) | 725 (18.9) | 272 (17.2) | |
Drinking frequency | ||||
1–2/week | 14,423 (94.2) | 3657 (93.2) | 1431 (89.4) | < 0.01 |
3–5/week | 882 (5.8) | 268 (6.8) | 169 (10.6) | |
Exercise frequency | 0.19 | |||
not at all | 12,160 (79.9) | 3103 (79.3) | 1315 (82.2) | |
3–5/ week | 3059 (20.1) | 808 (20.7) | 285 (17.8) | |
History of diabetes | < 0.01 | |||
No | 15,358 (98.9) | 3921 (98.0) | 1578 (96.1) | |
Yes | 169 (1.1) | 82 (2.1) | 64 (3.9) | |
Family history of hypertension | < 0.01 | |||
No | 13,106 (93.0) | 3406 (93.7) | 1406 (96.6) | |
Yes | 979 (7.0) | 231 (6.3) | 50 (3.4) | |
Family history of diabetes | < 0.01 | |||
No | 12,945 (91.8) | 3368 (92.6) | 1405 (96.5) | |
Yes | 1158 (8.2) | 268 (7.4) | 51 (3.5) | |