Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study population.
Men
Women
Total
value
No.
3782
5806
9588
Age (years)
51.8 (10.9)
51.0 (10.3)
51.3 (10.6)
0.00
BMI (kg/m2)
25.2 (3.4)
25.6 (3.7)
25.4 (3.6)
0.00
Obesity (%)
22.7
23.3
24.2
0.01
Waist circumference (cm)
86.5 (10.3)
82.8 (10.1)
84.3 (10.3)
0.00
SBP (mmHg)
134.5 (20.2)
133.0 (22.9)
133.6 (21.9)
0.00
DBP (mmHg)
85.4 (12.2)
83.0 (11.9)
84.0 (12.1)
0.00
FPG (mmol/L)
0.04 (1.00)
-0.02 (1.00)
NA
0.00
2hPG (mmol/L)
-0.04 (1.02)
0.03 (0.98)
NA
0.00
Family history of diabetes (%)
12.9
15.8
14.7
0.01
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
-0.01 (0.99)
0.01 (1.01)
NA
0.44
HDL-C (mmol/L)
-0.05 (1.03)
0.04 (0.98)
NA
0.00
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
0.07 (1.16)
-0.05 (0.88)
NA
0.00
Family income (%)
Low
61.0
78.2
71.4
0.00
Medium
24.2
17.6
20.2
High
14.8
4.2
8.4
Education levels (%)
Primary
26.6
38.5
33.8
0.00
Secondary
39.1
34.0
36.0
Advanced
34.2
27.5
30.2
Current smoking (%)
52.3
2.7
22.3
0.00
Current drinking (%)
42.9
1.4
17.8
0.17
Data are presented as mean and standard deviation for continuous variables or percentage for categorical variables. value in -test for means or test for proportion differences between men and women. BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; 2hPG: 2-hour plasma glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
