Table 1 Mean (95% CI) levels of metabolic markers for adults aged ≥20 years by different BMI categories and sex.

  Triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.92 (0.91–0.94)

1.34 (1.33–1.34)

1.95 (1.94–1.96)

2.42 (2.39–2.44)

<0.001

  High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.49 (1.47–1.51)

1.29 (1.28–1.29)

1.14 (1.13–1.14)

1.06 (1.05–1.06)

<0.001

  Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

2.12 (2.09–2.14)

2.44 (2.44–2.45)

2.61 (2.61–2.62)

2.66 (2.65–2.67)

<0.001

  Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.95 (4.93–4.98)

5.20 (5.19–5.21)

5.48 (5.47–5.49)

5.69 (5.67–5.71)

<0.001

  Systolic pressure (mmol/L)

113.01 (112.69–113.33)

118.88 (118.79–118.97)

126.07 (125.97–126.18)

131.80 (131.61–131.99)

<0.001

  Diastolic pressure (mmol/L)

71.65 (71.43–71.88)

75.88 (75.81–75.94)

81.97 (81.89–82.05)

86.31 (86.16–86.45)

<0.001

  Uric acid (mmol/L)

331.55 (328.95–334.15)

349.30 (348.72–349.87)

376.97 (376.38–377.56)

402.99 (401.85–404.13)

<0.001

  Triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.77 (0.76–0.78)

0.99 (0.98–0.99)

1.50 (1.49–1.52)

1.76 (1.73–1.79)

<0.001

  High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.64 (1.63–1.66)

1.51 (1.51–1.51)

1.35 (1.35–1.36)

1.27 (1.26–1.28)

<0.001

  Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

2.08 (2.07–2.10)

2.35 (2.34–2.36)

2.64 (2.63–2.65)

2.74 (2.72–2.76)

<0.001

  Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.83 (4.82–4.84)

5.00 (5.00–5.01)

5.37 (5.35–5.38)

5.67 (5.64–5.71)

<0.001

  Systolic pressure (mmol/L)

107.38 (107.21–107.55)

112.49 (112.41–112.58)

124.80 (124.60–125.01)

133.87 (133.45–134.29)

<0.001

  Diastolic pressure (mmol/L)

68.90 (68.78–69.03)

71.32 (71.26–71.37)

77.84 (77.71–77.96)

82.94 (82.68–83.20)

<0.001

  Uric acid (mmol/L)

250.89 (249.77–252.00)

258.74 (258.34–259.15)

287.28 (286.45–288.11)

313.94 (312.11–315.78)

<0.001