Variables Number of subjects (N) Means ± SD Number of subjects (% male) 1883 1883 (31.3%) Age (years) 1871 43.1 ± 10.6 BMI (kg/m2) 1865 51.6 ± 8.8 Waist girth (cm) 1865 149.3 ± 17 Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 1860 6.6 ± 2.3 Plasma lipid profile Total-C (mmol/l) 1871 4.68 ± 0.96 LDL-C (mmol/l) 1853 2.66 ± 0.84 HDL-C (mmol/l) 1869 1.23 ± 0.35 TG (mmol/l) 1870 1.82 ± 1.07 Total-C/HDL-C 1869 4.01 ± 1.29 Blood pressure SBP (mm Hg) 1868 138.47 ± 17.14 DBP (mm Hg) 1867 83.47 ± 11.46 Plasma CRP (mg/L) 1185 11.04 ± 9.12

Values are presented as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; Total-C, total cholesterol; LDL-C; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CRP, C-reactive protein.

Table 1: Subjects’ characteristics.

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