Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects based on gender

Age (± SD)

48.2 ± 9

47.7 ± 9

47.9 ± 9

< 0.009

Physical activity (METs)

Quartile 1

1027(52.6%)

924(47.4%)

1951(22.9%)

< 0.001

Quartile 2

646(30%)

1507(70%)

2153(25.3%)

Quartile 3

577(26.4)

1606(73.6%)

2183(25.6%)

Quartile 4

1270(56.7%)

969(43.3%)

2239(26.3%)

Education

Illiterate

1391(26.9%)

3774(73.1%)

5165(60.6%)

< 0.001

Primary school

733(50.6%)

717(49.4%)

1450(17%)

Secondary school

414(69%)

186(31%)

600(7%)

High school

484(72.9%)

180(27.1%)

664(7.8%)

University

498(77%)

149(23%)

647(7.6%)

High blood pressure(mmHg)

2844(42.2%)

3897(57.8%)

6741(79.1%)

< 0.001

Diabetes

2812(41.1%)

4035(58.9%)

6847(80.3%)

< 0.001

Smoking

1368(80.3%)

336(19.7%)

1704(20%)

< 0.001

Non-smoking

2152(31.5%)

4670(68.5%)

6822(80%)

BMI (kg/m ² )

Underweight

60(46.2%)

70(53.8%)

130(1.5%)

< 0.001

Normal

1000(50.9%)

966(49.1%)

1966(23.1%)

Over weight

1508(47.1%)

1696(52.9%)

3204(37.6%)

Obese

952(29.5%)

2274(70.5%)

3226(37.8%)

Height (cm) (Mean ± SD)

173 ± 6.3

158.8 ± 5.6

164.7 ± 9.1

< 0.009

Biochemical Characteristics (Mean ± SD)

TG (mg/dl)

185.8 ± 128.8

149.2 ± 92.6

164.3 ± 110.5

< 0.001

Cholesterol(mg/dl)

188.5 ± 38.7

191.7 ± 40

190.4 ± 39.5

< 0.001

HDL(mg/dl)

46 ± 10.3

53.3 ± 12.2

50.3 ± 12

< 0.001

LDL(mg/dl)

105.9 ± 31.6

108.7 ± 32.5

107.5 ± 32.2

< 0.001

FBS(mg/dl)

111.6 ± 49.1

109.3 ± 45.7

110.2 ± 47.1

< 0.027

Framingham Risk Score category

< 10%

2918(82.9%)

3734(74.6%)

6652(78%)

< 0.001

10–20%

432(12.3%)

775(15.5%)

1207(14.2%)

≥ 20%

170(4.8%)

497(9.9%)

667(7.8%)