Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study sample stratified by gender and age
Basic survey | 18–39 (years) | 40–49 (years) | 50–59 (years) | ≥ 60 (years) | x 2 | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | ||||||
 N | 4730 | 5088 | 2678 | 1754 |  |  |
 Age (years) | 32.11 ± 4.99 | 44.45 ± 2.92 | 54.23 ± 2.95 | 68.39 ± 6.42 |  |  |
 Overweight or obesity | 2220 (46.93%) | 2781 (54.66%) | 1513 (56.50%) | 933 (53.19%) | 85.382 | < 0.0001 |
 Hypertension | 981 (20.74%) | 1821 (35.79%) | 1241 (46.24%) | 1069 (60.95%) | 1096.064 | < 0.0001 |
 Dyslipidemia | 1790 (37.84%) | 2554 (50.20%) | 1300 (48.54%) | 772 (44.01%) | 167.648 | < 0.0001 |
 Hyperglycemia | 193 (4.08%) | 627 (12.32%) | 582 (21.73%) | 501 (28.56%) | 869.355 | < 0.0001 |
 MS | 489 (10.34%) | 1080 (21.23%) | 731 (27.30%) | 568 (32.38%) | 535.283 | < 0.0001 |
Women | ||||||
 N | 3271 | 2705 | 892 | 659 |  |  |
 Age (years) | 31.45 ± 5.14 | 44.32 ± 2.88 | 53.46 ± 2.85 | 66.92 ± 5.22 |  |  |
 Overweight or obesity | 418 (12.78%) | 484 (17.89%) | 295 (33.07%) | 320 (48.56%) | 640.497 | < 0.0001 |
 Hypertension | 193 (5.90%) | 338 (12.50%) | 241 (27.02%) | 383 (58.12%) | 1263.240 | < 0.0001 |
 Dyslipidemia | 509 (15.56%) | 567 (20.96%) | 357 (40.02%) | 319 (48.41%) | 490.266 | < 0.0001 |
 Hyperglycemia | 72 (2.20%) | 92 (3.40%) | 81 (9.08%) | 149 (22.61%) | 506.689 | < 0.0001 |
 MS | 63 (1.93%) | 82 (3.03%) | 96 (10.76%) | 180 (27.31%) | 750.878 | < 0.0001 |