Table 1 The descriptive characteristics of the participants by quartiles of ideal cardiovascular health metrics.
Characteristic | Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics§ | P for tend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quartile 1 (n = 1121) | Quartile 2 (n = 797) | Quartile 3 (n = 959) | Quartile 4 (n = 1436) | ||
Age (years) | 37.48 ± 10.85 | 36.80 ± 10.72 | 36.05 ± 10.21 | 37.12 ± 10.31 | 0.016 |
Male (%) | 869(77.52) | 412(51.69) | 356(37.12) | 357(24.86) | <0.001 |
Married status(yes) | 1008(89.92) | 709(88.96) | 846(88.22) | 1284(89.42) | 0.6411 |
Income, ¥/month* | <0.001 | ||||
≤¥3000 | 395(35.91) | 284(36.41) | 288(30.51) | 426(29.98) | |
¥3001–5000 | 629(57.18) | 431(55.26) | 562(59.53) | 887(62.42) | |
≥¥5001 | 76(6.91) | 65(8.33) | 94(9.96) | 108(7.60) | |
Education level | <0.001 | ||||
Illiteracy/primary | 21(1.87) | 16(2.01) | 21(2.19) | 14(0.97) | |
Middle school | 352(31.40) | 227(28.48) | 230(23.98) | 373(25.97) | |
College/University | 748(66.73) | 554(69.51) | 708(73.83) | 1049(73.06) | |
Alcohol use | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 51(4.55) | 7(0.88) | 11(1.15) | 9(0.63) | |
No | 1070(95.45) | 790(99.12) | 948(98.85) | 1427(99.37) | |
Smoking | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal (never) | 436(38.89) | 602(75.53) | 860(89.68) | 1416(98.61) | |
Intermediate (former) | 11(0.98) | 4(0.50) | 6(0.63) | 2(0.14) | |
Poor(current smoker) | 674(60.12) | 191(23.96) | 83(8.65) | 18(1.25) | |
BMI | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal(<25 kg/m2) | 497(44.34) | 559(70.14) | 754(78.62) | 1318(91.78) | |
Intermediate(25–29.99 kg/m2) | 520(46.39) | 218(27.35) | 201(20.96) | 117(8.15) | |
Poor (≥30 kg/m2) | 104(9.28) | 20(2.51) | 4(0.42) | 1(0.07) | |
Physical activity | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal⊕ | 269(24.00) | 264(33.12) | 385(40.15) | 1136(79.11) | |
Intermediate☆ | 120(10.70) | 96(12.05) | 118(12.30) | 139(9.68) | |
Poor (0 min/wk) | 732(65.30) | 437(54.83) | 456(47.55) | 161(11.21) | |
Diet | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal (3–4 of components) | 109(9.72) | 97(12.17) | 187(19.50) | 615(42.83) | |
Intermediate(2 of components) | 517(46.12) | 466(58.47) | 676(70.49) | 722(50.28) | |
Poor (0–1 of components) | 495(44.16) | 234(29.36) | 96(10.01) | 99(6.89) | |
Total cholesterol | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal (<200 mg/dl) | 753(67.17) | 661(82.94) | 846(88.22) | 1335(92.97) | |
Intermediate (200–239 mg/dl) | 368(32.83) | 136(17.06) | 113(11.78) | 101(7.03) | |
Blood pressure | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal (<120/80 mmHg) | 294(26.23) | 372(46.68) | 576(60.06) | 1083(75.42) | |
Intermediate (SBP129–139 or DBP80–90mmHg) | 827(73.77) | 425(53.32) | 383(39.94) | 353(24.58) | |
Fasting blood glucose | <0.001 | ||||
Ideal (<100 mg/dl) | 948(84.57) | 731(91.72) | 891(92.91) | 1395(97.14) | |
Intermediate (100–125 mg/dl) | 173(15.43) | 66(8.28) | 68(7.09) | 41(2.86) | |
SHSQ-25 score ≥35 | 119(10.62) | 80(10.04) | 88(9.18) | 102(7.10) | 0.012 |
