Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants by gender.

From: Association of Blood Pressure with Fasting Blood Glucose Levels in Northeast China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Variables

Male (n = 5571)

Female (n = 6307)

Z/χ2

P-value

Agea

44.0 (34.0, 54.0)

45.0 (37.0, 54.0)

−5.2

<0.001

BMIa

23.7 (21.3, 26.2)

23.3 (21.1, 25.7)

−5.5

<0.001

WCa

83.0 (75.8, 90.0)

78.0 (71.0, 85.0)

−26.0

<0.001

SBPa (mmHg)

128.0 (119.0, 139.0)

120.0 (110.0, 132.0)

−27.7

<0.001

DBPa (mmHg)

80.0 (73.0, 87.0)

75.0 (69.0, 81.0)

−24.9

<0.001

FBGa

5.1 (4.6, 5.7)

4.9 (4.4, 5.4)

−15.7

<0.001

Dyslipidaemiab

  

141.0

<0.001

 No

3489 (62.6)

4592 (72.8)

  

 Yes

2082 (37.4)

1715 (27.2)

  

Alcohol consumptionb

  

3064.4

<0.001

 No

2296 (41.2)

5625 (89.2)

  

 Yes

3275 (58.8)

682 (10.8)

  

Smoking statusb

  

3465.4

<0.001

 Never smoker

1905 (34.2)

5468 (86.7)

  

 Former smoker

614 (11.0)

162 (2.6)

  

 Current smoker

3052 (54.8)

677 (10.7)

  
  1. aPresented as the median (inter-quartile range); bpresented as n (%).
  2. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; and FBG: fasting blood glucose.
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