Table 2 Comparison of clinical characteristics among participants in different geographic regions.

14.8

14.2

11.9^*†

15.6^†#

< 0.001

50.8 ± 11.0

49.1 ± 11.0^*

49.5 ± 10.8^*†

50.2 ± 10.9^*†#

< 0.001

36.2

37.0

34.9^*†

36.6^#

< 0.001

9.4

9.2

9.6

10.1^†

0.021

24.2

24.9

24.1

26.3^*†#

< 0.001

29.2

28.7

24.7^*†

27.5^*#

< 0.001

8.3

9.1^*

8.1^†

9.2^*#

< 0.001

120.4 ± 18.6

121.3 ± 19.0^*

119.9 ± 18.6^*†

120.5 ± 18.1^*†#

< 0.001

73.3 ± 11.3

74.1 ± 11.5^*

73.8 ± 11.5^*†

75.1 ± 10.9^*†#

< 0.001

24.1 ± 3.8

24.3 ± 3.8^*

24.2 ± 3.8^†

24.5 ± 3.9^*†#

< 0.001

96.0 ± 20.6

95.5 ± 20.4

96.0 ± 20.9^†

96.0 ± 20.7

0.029

13.7 ± 1.6

13.8 ± 1.6^*

13.7 ± 1.6^†

13.7 ± 1.6^†

< 0.001

113.5 ± 91.2

114.8 ± 92.9

117.3 ± 96.2^*†

117.7 ± 96.9^*†

< 0.001

196.3 ± 35.8

193.4 ± 35.4^*

196.2 ± 36.0^†

195.3 ± 35.9^*†

< 0.001

105.0 ± 13.6

105.9 ± 14.1^*

105.2 ± 13.9^†

105.1 ± 14.2^†

< 0.001

5.36 ± 1.40

5.47 ± 1.45^*

5.44 ± 1.43^*†

5.51 ± 1.46^*†#

< 0.001

26.38 ± 0.77

27.40 ± 0.82^*

28.10 ± 0.69^*†

26.68 ± 1.02^*†#

< 0.001

26.23 ± 0.81

27.23 ± 0.79^*

27.98 ± 0.63^*†

26.44 ± 1.15^*†#

< 0.001

26.08 ± 0.80

27.10 ± 0.78^*

27.86 ± 0.60^*†

26.23 ± 1.14^*†#

< 0.001

24.83 ± 1.06

23.83 ± 0.74^*

25.82 ± 0.78^*†

24.87 ± 1.14^*†#

< 0.001

24.76 ± 1.09

23.75 ± 0.74^*

25.73 ± 0.72^*†

24.69 ± 1.11^*†#

< 0.001

24.63 ± 1.10

23.63 ± 0.76^*

25.61 ± 0.68^*†

24.51 ± 1.10^*†#

< 0.001