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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants in 1992 classified by genders

From: Elevated resting heart rate predisposes metabolic syndrome in women rather than in men: a 15-year prospective study

 

Women

Men

P value

Number(%)

227.0(38.5)

363.0(61.5)

Age(years)

46 ± 6

49 ± 6

<0.001

Height

154.6 ± 5.4

165.2 ± 5.7

<0.001

Weight

54.9 ± 6.7

62.6 ± 8.0

<0.001

Waist(cm)

72.2 ± 6.3

77.4 ± 7.4

<0.001

BMI(kg/m2)

23.0 ± 2.4

22.9 ± 2.7

0.923

Smoking(n(%))

1(0.4)

228(62.8)

<0.001

Drinking(n(%))

6(2.6)

210(57.9)

<0.001

Exercise(n(%))

46(20.3)

78(21.5)

0.723

RHR(beats/min)

79.9 ± 8.3

80.2 ± 9.4

0.632

SBP(mmHg)

109.9 ± 12.9

113.4 ± 12.8

0.001

DBP(mmHg)

71.3 ± 8.3

73.2 ± 8.5

0.011

FPG(mmol/L)

4.31 ± 1.12

4.26 ± 0.74

0.479

TG(mmol/L)

1.86 ± 0.73

2.04 ± 0.86

0.011

TC(mmol/L)

4.50 ± 0.80

4.42 ± 0.70

0.200

LDL(mmol/L)

2.32 ± 0.81

2.22 ± 0.78

0.103

HDL(mmol/L)

1.30 ± 0.24

1.24 ± 0.22

<0.001

Obesity(n(%))

25(11.0)

16(4.4)

0.002

RBP(n(%))

21(9.3)

64(17.6)

0.005

RFPG(n(%))

7(3.1)

18(5.0)

0.271

RTG(n(%))

97(42.7)

202(55.6)

0.002

DHDL(n(%))

113(49.8)

57(15.7)

<0.001

MS components

1.16 ± 0.73

0.98 ± 0.76

0.001

  1. Data are presented as means ± SD or number (percentage)
  2. BMI Body mass index, RHR Resting heart rate, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, TG Triglyceride, TC Total cholesterol, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein, RBP Raised blood pressure, RFPG Raised fasting plasma glucose, RTG Raised triglyceride, DHDL Decreased high-density lipoprotein