Table 1 General characteristics study participants according to tertiles of DAQS
Characteristics | Total (n = 12,467) | T1 (0–1) (n = 1173) | T2 (2–3) (n = 3963) | T3 (4–5) (n = 7331) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 56.86 ± 9.93 | 59.62 ± 9.28 | 56.76 ± 9.74 | 56.48 ± 10.07 | < 0.001 |
Sex |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Male | 4961(39.8) | 1132(96.5) | 1175(29.6) | 2654(36.2) | |
 Female | 7 506(60.2) | 41(3.5) | 2 788(70.4) | 4 677(63.8) | |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 Yes | 1892(15.2) | 448(38.2) | 533(13.4) | 911(12.4) | |
 No | 10,575(84.8) | 725(61.8) | 3430(86.6) | 6420(87.6) | |
Alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 2973(23.8) | 603(51.4) | 1159(29.2) | 1211(16.5) | |
 No | 9494(76.2) | 570(48.6) | 2804(70.8) | 6120(83.5) | |
Educational level |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Primary school or below | 8512(68.3) | 730(62.2) | 2683(67.7) | 5099(69.6) | |
Middle school | 3886(31.2) | 436(37.2) | 1258(31.7) | 2192(29.9) | |
college or higher | 69(0.5) | 7(0.6) | 22(0.6) | 40(0.5) | |
Physical activity |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Low | 3904(31.3) | 245(20.9) | 892(22.5) | 2767(37.7) | |
 Moderate | 6587(52.8) | 804(68.5) | 2464(62.2) | 3319(45.3) | |
 High | 1976(15.9) | 124(10.6) | 607(15.3) | 1245(17.0) | |
WC (cm) | 87.09 ± 9.82 | 88.84 ± 10.66 | 87.03 ± 9.74 | 86.85 ± 9.69 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.95 ± 3.43 | 25.04 ± 3.37 | 24.87 ± 3.46 | 24.97 ± 3.43 | 0.239 |
SBP (mmHg) | 135.16 ± 19.58 | 140.38 ± 20.00 | 139.00 ± 20.90 | 132.26 ± 18.20 | < 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 83.14 ± 12.65 | 86.49 ± 13.61 | 84.84 ± 13.12 | 81.68 ± 12.00 | < 0.001 |
FBG (mmol/L) | 5.68 ± 1.94 | 5.75 ± 1.64 | 5.77 ± 2.08 | 5.62 ± 1.90 | < 0.001 |
TC (mmol/L) | 4.85 ± 1.25 | 4.79 ± 0.96 | 4.91 ± 1.04 | 4.83 ± 1.38 | 0.001 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.71 ± 1.17 | 1.64 ± 1.21 | 1.64 ± 1.13 | 1.76 ± 1.19 | < 0.001 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.35 ± 0.40 | 1.30 ± 0.35 | 1.39 ± 0.35 | 1.34 ± 0.43 | < 0.001 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.85 ± 1.14 | 2.63 ± 0.75 | 2.79 ± 1.51 | 2.93 ± 0.92 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 6118(49.1) | 723(61.6) | 2201(55.5) | 3194(43.6) | |
 No | 6349(50.9) | 450(38.4) | 1762(44.5) | 4137(56.4) | |
T2DM |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1238(9.9) | 131(11.2) | 434(11.0) | 673(9.2) | |
 No | 11,229(90.1) | 1042(88.8) | 3529(89.0) | 6658(90.8) |