| | Characteristics | Overall | Age at menarche, y | value | | ≤13 | 14-15 | 16-17 | ≥18 |
| | (%) | 5,102 | 869 | 1,749 | 1,578 | 906 | — | | Enrollment age, y, mean (SD) | 52.6 (17.7) | 50.6 (18.5) | 52.6 (17.6) | 53.2 (17.5) | 53.2 (17.5) | 0.003 | | Age at menarche, y, mean (SD) | 15.5 (2.1) | 12.6 (0.7) | 14.5 (0.5) | 16.4 (0.5) | 18.7 (1.0) | <0.001 | | Menopause, | 2700 (52.92%) | 276 (31.76%) | 815 (46.60%) | 956 (60.58%) | 653 (72.08%) | <0.001 | | Hypertension, | 1,495 (29.3%) | 204 (23.5%) | 427 (24.4%) | 538 (34.1%) | 326 (36.0%) | <0.001 | | Antihypertensive medication, | 375 (7.4%) | 58 (6.7%) | 101 (5.8%) | 141 (8.9%) | 75 (8.3%) | 0.003 | | Residence (urban), | 2528 (49.6%) | 430 (49.5%) | 871 (49.8%) | 803 (50.9%) | 424 (46.8%) | 0.271 |
| | Education, y, | | | | | | 0.370 | | 0–6 | 2848 (55.8%) | 464 (53.4%) | 961 (54.9%) | 905 (57.4%) | 518 (57.2%) | | | 7–9 | 1136 (22.3%) | 196 (22.6%) | 394 (22.5%) | 352 (22.3%) | 194 (21.4%) | | | ≥10 | 1118 (21.9%) | 209 (24.1%) | 394 (22.5%) | 321 (20.3%) | 194 (21.4%) | |
| | Marital status, | | | | | | 0.033 | | Unmarried | 502 (9.8%) | 112 (12.9%) | 175 (10.0%) | 138 (8.8%) | 77 (8.5%) | | | Married | 3915 (76.7%) | 648 (74.6%) | 1332 (76.2%) | 1231 (78.0%) | 704 (77.7%) | | | Divorced or widowed | 685 (13.5%) | 109 (12.5%) | 242 (13.8%) | 209 (13.2%) | 125 (13.8%) | |
| | Smoking, | | | | | | 0.860 | | Never | 5023 (98.4%) | 854 (98.3%) | 1724 (98.5%) | 1550 (98.2%) | 895 (98.8%) | | | Current | 70 (1.4%) | 13 (1.5%) | 22 (1.3%) | 26 (1.7%) | 9 (1.0%) | | | Former | 9 (0.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | 3 (0.2%) | 2 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | |
| | Drinking, | 727 (14.3%) | 119 (13.7%) | 245 (14.0%) | 231 (14.6%) | 132 (14.6%) | 0.902 | | Physical activity, | | | | | | 0.008 | | Low | 660 (12.9%) | 117 (13.5%) | 215 (12.3%) | 180 (11.4%) | 148 (16.3%) | | | Moderate | 1495 (29.3%) | 265 (30.5%) | 534 (30.5%) | 457 (29.0%) | 239 (26.4%) | | | Vigorous | 2947 (57.8%) | 487 (56.0%) | 1000 (57.2%) | 941 (59.6%) | 519 (57.3%) | | | BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 22.8 (3.6) | 22.4 (3.3) | 22.84 (3.6) | 23.0 (3.7) | 22.9 (3.6) | <0.001 | | WC, cm, mean (SD) | 77.8 (9.6) | 76.8 (9.6) | 77.9 (9.3) | 78.2 (9.6) | 78.0 (9.8) | 0.005 | | BFP, %, mean (SD) | 30.2 (7.7) | 29.5 (7.6) | 30.1 (8.0) | 30.5 (7.4) | 30.3 (7.6) | 0.035 | | VAI, mean (SD) | 6.3 (3.7) | 6.0 (3.4) | 6.3 (3.6) | 6.5 (3.8) | 6.4 (4.0) | 0.025 | | BMR, kcal/day, mean (SD) | 1167.9 (312.0) | 1153.9 (266.8) | 1164.2 (296.3) | 1178.9 (366.8) | 1169.6 (275.5) | 0.265 | | HR, mean (SD) | 78.8 (11.1) | 78.4 (10.4) | 78.7 (11.0) | 78.9 (11.3) | 79.1 (11.4) | 0.543 | | SBP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 124.7 (21.6) | 121.6 (19.1) | 122.6 (20.4) | 126.5 (22.5) | 128.5 (23.5) | <0.001 | | DBP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 72.9 (11.5) | 71.2 (8.9) | 72.14 (11.0) | 73.8 (12.33) | 74.7 (12.6) | <0.001 | | Sleeping duration, h, mean (SD) | 7.3 (1.6) | 7.3 (1.6) | 7.2 (1.6) | 7.2 (1.7) | 7.2 (1.6) | 0.884 |
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