Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects (N = 857).

From: The relationship between serum sex hormone and cardiac echocardiographic findings in healthy men

Age, years

43.9 ± 14.4

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.0 ± 3.2

Hypertension*

185 (21.6)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

116.8 ± 16.1

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

73.6 ± 10.5

Diabetes mellitus

61 (7.1)

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

5.28 ± 1.09

Lipid lowering medication

32 (3.7)

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.87 ± 0.94

High density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L

1.22 ± 0.30

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L

2.89 ± 0.83

Triglycerides, mmol/L

3.56 ± 2.73

Ex-smoker

247 (28.8)

Current smoker

345 (40.3)

Current alcohol drinker

673 (78.5)

Regular physical exercise

 1–2/week

157 (18.3)

 ≥ 3/week

188 (21.9)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables or number (%) for categorical variables. *Taking blood pressure lowering medication or having higher blood pressure (≥ 140/or 90 mmHg) †taking antidiabetic medication or having higher level of fasting glucose (≥ 126 mg/dL).