Table 1 Characteristics of participants among men and women in three study samples
Variable | 35Â years | 45Â years | 55Â years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
No. of participants (%) | 35,062 (76.2%) | 10,956 (23.8%) | 29,316 (76.8%) | 8833 (23.2%) | 16,570 (78.4%) | 4554 (21.6%) |
Entry age (years) | 54.8 (10.6) | 52.9 (9.8) | 57.6 (9.1) | 56.0 (8.2) | 63.6 (7.4) | 62.2 (6.5) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 (3.3) | 24.6 (3.6) | 25.1 (3.3) | 24.9 (3.6) | 25.0 (3.3) | 25.3 (3.6) |
High school or above, n (%) | 6505 (18.6) | 3167 (28.9) | 4753 (16.2) | 2160 (24.5) | 2578 (15.6) | 977 (21.5) |
Current smoker, n (%) | 15,254 (43.5) | 156 (1.4) | 12,400 (42.3) | 138 (1.6) | 6025 (36.3) | 81 (1.8) |
Current alcohol drinker, n (%) | 16,894 (48.2) | 767 (7.0) | 13,491 (46.0) | 534 (6.0) | 6836 (41.3) | 218 (4.8) |
Physical activity ≥ 3 times/week, n (%) | 4839 (13.8) | 1399 (12.8) | 4433 (15.1) | 1311 (14.8) | 3561 (21.5) | 991 (21.8) |
Variation of FBG | ||||||
 CV, % | 10.13 (7.84) | 9.25 (7.39) | 10.23 (8.00) | 9.53 (7.60) | 10.32 (7.92) | 10.30 (8.27) |
 SD (mmol/L) | 0.59 (0.92) | 0.51 (0.86) | 0.60 (0.98) | 0.53 (0.91) | 0.60 (1.07) | 0.59 (1.14) |
 ARV (mmol/L) | 0.72 (1.19) | 0.62 (1.17) | 0.73 (1.28) | 0.65 (1.20) | 0.73 (1.37) | 0.72 (1.57) |