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Variables
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Men (n = 2555)
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Women (n = 2858)
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P value
|
|---|
|
Age (year)
|
60.4 (12.2)
|
60.0 (12.8)
|
0.27
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
27.3 (3.7)
|
26.7 (4.6)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Waist-to-hip-ratio
|
0.95 (0.06)
|
0.87 (0.07)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)
|
526 (20.6)
|
595 (20.8)
|
0.81
|
|
Heavy exerciser†
|
431 (16.9)
|
433 (15.2)
|
0.056
|
|
Alcohol 2–3 times or more per week
|
595 (23.3)
|
511 (17.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Heavy alcohol drinker‡
|
72 (2.8)
|
15 (0.5)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
140.6 (21.0)
|
138.2 (25.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
81.7 (10.3)
|
76.0 (10.3)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Hypertension
|
1275 (49.9)
|
1293 (45.2)
|
0.001
|
|
Diabetes
|
151 (5.9)
|
130 (4.5)
|
0.031
|
|
Coronary heart disease
|
252 (9.9)
|
86 (3.0)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
5.50 (1.08)
|
5.81 (1.11)
|
< 0.001
|
|
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
1.37 (0.38)
|
1.66 (0.44)
|
< 0.001
|
|
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
3.54 (0.95)
|
3.63 (0.98)
|
0.001
|
|
Total/HDL cholesterol ratio
|
4.29 (1.36)
|
3.71 (1.13)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
|
1.66 (0.99)
|
1.43 (0.80)
|
< 0.001
|
|
S-ALT (U/L)
|
32.62 (19.4)
|
26.30 (25.61)
|
< 0.001§
|
|
High s-ALT (U/L)
|
113 (4.4)
|
188 (6.6)
|
0.001
|
|
S-AST (U/L)
|
27.85 (9.96)
|
25.25 (14.15)
|
< 0.001§
|
|
S-GGT (U/L)
|
37.17 (39.16)
|
27.39 (37.95)
|
< 0.001§
|
|
S-creatinine (µmol/L)
|
77.91 (16.01)
|
61.83 (12.83)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Hs-CRP (mg/dl)
|
2.66 (5.17)
|
2.76 (5.76)
|
0.59
|
|
S-glucose (mmol/L)
|
5.42 (1.31)
|
5.17 (1.11)
|
< 0.001§
|
|
HbA1C (%)
|
5.78 (0.73)
|
5.69 (0.63)
|
< 0.001§
|
- ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BMI body mass index, HbA1C glycated haemoglobin, GGT gamma glutamyl transferase, HDL high density lipoprotein, Hs-CRP high-sensitive C-reactive protein, LDL low density lipoprotein, SD standard deviation
- †Moderate or hard leisure exercise ≥ 2 h per week
- ‡Drinking ≥ 6 alcohol units ≥ 2 times per week
- §Analyzed log-transformed
