Table 1 Characteristics of participants by NC in quintiles
From: Neck circumference and early stage atherosclerosis: the cardiometabolic risk in Chinese (CRC) study
Variables | NC (in quintiles) | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (women < 31,men < 36) | Q2 (women 31-32, men 36-37) | Q3 (women 32.1-33, men 37.1-38) | Q4 (women 33.1-34, men 38.1-40) | Q5 (women > 34.1, men > 40) | P for trend | |
N | 670 | 393 | 381 | 494 | 380 | Â |
Age, years | 46.4 ± 10.1 | 43.6 ± 9.1 | 45.8 ± 9.5 | 46.9 ± 9.4 | 46.8 ± 8.8 | 0.498 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.5 ± 2.4 | 24.0 ± 2.2 | 25.0 ± 2.2 | 26.1 ± 2.3 | 27.9 ± 3.0 | <0.0001 |
WC, cm | 80.4 ± 7.7 | 84.6 ± 7.1 | 87.6 ± 7.7 | 91.7 ± 7.2 | 96.1 ± 9.0 | <0.0001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 121.1 ± 15.2 | 124.4 ± 15.2 | 124.2 ± 15.8 | 128.3 ± 16.3 | 130.7 ± 15.6 | <0.0001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 77.1 ± 11.1 | 77.9 ± 10.7 | 80.0 ± 11.4 | 82.6 ± 11.6 | 83.9 ± 11.4 | <0.0001 |
Fasting glucose, mmol/L | 5.2 ± 1.5 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 0.001 |
Totalcholesterol, mmol/l | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 5.2 ± 1.0 | 0.0001 |
Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 1.9 | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 2.1 ± 1.7 | 2.3 ± 2.6 | <0.0001 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | <0.0001 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.0037 |
Hypertention | 19.7% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 27.7% | 31.8% | <0.0001 |
Diabetes | 6.1% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 0.0062 |
High LDL | 11.2% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% | <0.0001 |
Low HDL | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 0.0159 |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 9.9% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 15.8% | 17.9% | <0.0001 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 10.9% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 0.0317 |