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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults

Characteristics

Survey-1 (Nanjing)

Survey-2 (Hefei)

Pooled data

Participants, n

5824

20,269

26,093

Age, years

52.0 (43.0 to 59.0)

51.0 (43.0 to 58.0)

51.0 (43.0 to 58.0)

Women, n (%)

3278 (56.3)

11,905 (58.7)

15,183 (58.2)

Current smoking, n (%)

1571 (28.0)

4687 (23.3)

6258 (24.0)

Hypertension, n (%)

2259 (38.8)

9228 (45.5)

11,487 (44.0)

Type 2 diabetes, n (%)

472 (8.1)

1832 (9.0)

2304 (8.8)

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.6 (21.4 to 26.1)

24.1 (21.8 to 26.5)

24.0 (22.1 to 26.8)

Waist circumference, cm

80.0 (73.3 to 87.0)

81.6 (74.3 to 88.7)

81.3 (74.0 to 88.4)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

128 (116 to 143)

132 (120 to 148)

131 (119 to 147)

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

80.5 (73.5 to 88.5)

82.5 (75.0 to 90.5)

82.0 (75.0 to 90.0)

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

5.4 (4.9 to 5.9)

5.3 (4.8 to 5.2)

5.3 (4.8 to 5.8)

Triglyceride, mmol/L

1.2 (0.8 to 1.7)

1.3 (0.9 to 1.8)

1.2 (0.9 to 1.8)

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.4 (3.9 to 4.9)

4.6 (4.0 to 5.2)

4.5 (4.0 to 5.1)

High density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L

1.3 (1.1 to 1.5)

1.3 (1.1 to 1.5)

1.3 (1.1 to 1.5)

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L

2.4 (2.0 to 2.9)

2.6 (2.2 to 3.1)

2.5 (2.1 to 3.0)

Dyslipidaemia, n (%)

2583 (44.4)

10,463 (51.6)

13,046 (50.0)

Overweight, n (%)

2341 (40.2)

9187 (45.3)

11,528 (44.2)

Having ≥1 CVD modifiable risk factor, n (%)

4692 (80.6)

17,118 (84.5)

21,810 (83.6)

Having ≥2 CVD modifiable risk factors, n (%)

2914 (50.0)

11,421 (56.4)

14,335 (54.9)

Having ≥3 CVD modifiable risk factors, n (%)

1275 (21.9)

5422 (26.8)

6697 (25.7)

  1. Continuous variables were presented as median (interquartile range); categorical variables were presented as number (percentage)