Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to incident CVD status
Characteristics | Total (n = 94,136) | No incident CVD (n = 86,809) | Incident CVD (n = 7327) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 51.24 ± 12.37 | 50.68 ± 12.39 | 57.79 ± 10.13 |  < 0.0001 |
Men, n (%) | 74,776 (79.43) | 68,246 (78.62) | 6530 (89.12) |  < 0.0001 |
High school or above, n (%) | 18,597 (20.16) | 17,762 (20.85) | 835 (11.81) |  < 0.0001 |
Income > 800 yuan/month, n (%) | 13,107 (14.22) | 12,226 (14.36) | 881 (12.50) |  < 0.0001 |
Current smoker, n (%) | 31,700 (34.38) | 28,992 (34.05) | 2708 (38.33) |  < 0.0001 |
Current alcohol use, n (%) | 34,533 (37.44) | 31,952 (37.51) | 2581 (36.55) | 0.1084 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 10,844 (11.52) | 9261 (10.67) | 1583 (21.61) |  < 0.0001 |
Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) | 2684 (2.85) | 2227 (2.56) | 457 (6.24) |  < 0.0001 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 5033 (5.35) | 4457 (5.13) | 576 (7.86) |  < 0.0001 |
Antihypertensive drugs, n (%) | 9347 (9.93) | 7959 (9.17) | 1388 (18.94) |  < 0.0001 |
Antidiabetic drugs, n (%) | 2044 (2.17) | 1690 (1.95) | 354 (4.83) |  < 0.0001 |
Lipid-lowering drugs, n (%) | 703 (0.75) | 629 (0.72) | 74 (1.01) | 0.0064 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.02 ± 3.49 | 24.96 ± 3.49 | 25.71 ± 3.47 |  < 0.0001 |
 Underweight | 1714 (1.82) | 1653 (1.90) | 61 (0.83) |  < 0.0001 |
 Normal weight | 47,177 (50.12) | 44,051 (50.74) | 3126 (42.66) |  < 0.0001 |
 Overweight | 27,952 (29.69) | 25,531 (29.41) | 2421 (33.04) |  |
 Obesity | 17,293 (18.37) | 15,574 (17.94) | 1719 (23.46) |  |
Waist circumference, cm | 86.89 ± 10.03 | 86.63 ± 10.03 | 89.94 ± 9.53 |  < 0.0001 |
 Normal | 54,710 (58.12) | 51,296 (59.09) | 3414 (46.59) |  < 0.0001 |
 Obesity | 39,426 (41.88) | 35,513 (40.91) | 3913 (53.41) |  |
Waist-hip ratio | 0.89 ± 0.07 | 0.89 ± 0.07 | 0.91 ± 0.07 |  < 0.0001 |
 Normal | 40,915 (43.46) | 38,143 (43.94) | 2772 (37.83) |  < 0.0001 |
 Obesity | 53,221 (56.54) | 48,666 (56.06) | 4555 (62.17) |  |
Waist-height ratio | 0.52 ± 0.06 | 0.52 ± 0.06 | 0.54 ± 0.06 |  < 0.0001 |
 Normal | 85,834 (91.18) | 79,479 (91.56) | 6355 (86.73) |  < 0.0001 |
 Obesity | 8302 (8.82) | 7330 (8.44) | 972 (13.27) |  |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 130.62 ± 20.89 | 129.63 ± 20.40 | 142.34 ± 22.87 |  < 0.0001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 83.45 ± 11.77 | 83.04 ± 11.58 | 88.33 ± 12.82 |  < 0.0001 |
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L | 5.47 ± 1.67 | 5.43 ± 1.61 | 5.92 ± 2.20 |  < 0.0001 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.95 ± 1.15 | 4.93 ± 1.14 | 5.11 ± 1.19 |  < 0.0001 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.67 ± 1.38 | 1.66 ± 1.37 | 1.88 ± 1.50 |  < 0.0001 |
High sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 2.38 ± 6.47 | 2.33 ± 6.48 | 3.05 ± 6.35 |  < 0.0001 |
Triglyceride-glucose index | 8.65 ± 0.70 | 8.64 ± 0.69 | 8.83 ± 0.72 |  < 0.0001 |