New anthropometric indices or old ones: which perform better in estimating cardiovascular risks in Chinese adults

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population: Chinese men and women aged 35 years and over, 2012–2013

Variable	Men (n = 5192)	Women (n = 6055)	p
Variable	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	p
Age(years)	54.00 (10.37)	53.11 (10.01)	< 0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	143.38 (22.56)	139.77 (23.87)	< 0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	83.78 (11.81)	80.53 (11.49)	< 0.001
TC(mmol/L)	5.17 (1.04)	5.29 (1.12)	< 0.001
TG(mmol/L)	1.66 (1.34)	1.62 (1.34)	0.11
LDL(mmol/L)	2.88 (0.79)	2.97 (0.84)	< 0.001
HDL(mmol/L)	1.41 (0.42)	1.41 (0.34)	0.78
BMI(kg/m²)	24.74 (3.54)	24.87 (3.76)	0.06
Height (cm)	166.48 (6.29)	155.68 (6.05)	< 0.001
WC (cm)	83.75 (9.72)	81.23 (9.66)	< 0.001
WHR	0.87 (0.08)	0.85 (0.08)	< 0.001
WHtR	0.50 (0.06)	0.52 (0.06)	< 0.001
AVI	14.22 (3.32)	13.39 (3.26)	< 0.001
BAI	26.85 (3.63)	31.23 (4.30)	< 0.001
BRI	3.48 (1.11)	3.87 (1.29)	< 0.001
ABSI	0.077 (0.005)	0.077 (0.006)	0.58
FRS ≥10%	3132 (60.32%)	504 (8.32%)	< 0.001
current smokers	57.28% (2974)	16.48% (998)	< 0.001
Hypertension^a	53.44% (2775)	48.20% (2919)	< 0.001
Overweight or obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m²)	43.86% (2277)	46.01% (2786)	< 0.05
Diabetes^b	9.84% (511)	10.80% (654)	0.1
Previous myocardial infarction	1.31% (68)	0.96% (58)	< 0.05
Dyslipidaemia^c	37.17% (1930)	35.67% (2160)	0.1

Data are expressed as mean (SD) or %(n)
SD standard deviation, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist:hip ratio, WHtR waist:height ratio, AVI abdominal Volume Index, BAI body adiposity index, BRI body roundness index, ABSI a body shape index, FRS Framingham risk score
^aHypertension was defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg, and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg, according to the JNC-7 report guidelines
^bDiabetes was diagnosed using the WHO criteria, FPG ≥7 mmol/L (126 mg/dl) and/or being treated for diabetes
^cDyslipidaemia was defined as using lipid-lowering drugs or having one or more of the following measurements: TG ≥1.7 mmol/L, TC ≥5.2 mmol/L, HDL-C < 1.0 mmol/L and LDL-C ≥ 3.4 mmol/L
Student’s t-test and χ2-test

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