Variables

Age

<29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

>70

CAVI scores

mean+SD

6.38+0.64

7.00+0.64

7.53+0.67

8.19+0.78

8.71+0.81

9.43+0.85

Systolic Blood Pressure

mean+SD

119+11

122+13

126+14

132+16

133+17

136+16

Diastolic Blood Pressure

mean+SD

69+9

74+10

79+11

83+11

81+10

79+11

Total Cholesterol(mg/dL)*

mean+SD

186+33

204+34

214+36

213+34

211+32

209+34

HDL-C(mg/dL)

mean+SD

62+15

59+16

60+17

61+18

63+18

62+18

Triglycerides(mg/dL)

mean+SD

95+77

135+103

158+169

147+113

126+72

122+81

Body Mass Index(kg/m2)

mean+SD

22.3+3.5

24.0+3.7

24.2+3.2

24.0+2.9

23.7+2.8

23.5+3.0

Serum Glucose(mg/dL)*

mean+SD

84.6+12.6

87.7+13.2

92.4+20.8

99.3+27.5

99.1+24.7

99.9+25.1

Coronary Heart Disease

prevalence (%)

0.2

0.5

1.2

3.5

6.9

12.3

Diabetes Mellitus

prevalence (%)

0.2

1.7

4.0

9.5

12.0

15.2

Abnormally High CAVI

prevalence (%)

6.1

11.4

14.0

24.7

16.1

13.7

Drinkers

prevalence (%)

61.8

73.4

77.9

79.3

77.4

66.8

Ex-smokers

prevalence (%)

11.2

18.7

25.4

31.6

35.9

37.2

Smokers

prevalence (%)

55.4

51.9

48.4

41.2

28.5

18.1

Note: Number of persons having total cholesterol measurements was 5193 and number of persons having serum glucose measurements was 8705. Abnormally high CAVI
scores were defined as CAVI scores greater than (mean + 1SD)
Table 3: Characteristics of study participants: Males.