Table 1 Age-standardized cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Chinese Han men by TG/HDL-C category

 Population distribution (%)

460 (16.5 %)

639 (22.9 %)

536 (19.2 %)

398 (14.3 %)

253 (9.1 %)

502 (18.0 %)

 Age (years)

52.64 ± 13.20

53.99 ± 13,94

53.54 ± 13.96

51.71 ± 12.74

50.27 ± 12.30

49.44 ± 12.01

<0.001

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

133.19 ± 19.69

132.92 ± 19.35

133.91 ± 17.67

135.99 ± 17.93

134.60 ± 18.43

136.92 ± 18.56

<0.001

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

86.00 ± 15.14

85.13 ± 14.80

86.86 ± 14.59

88.87 ± 15.19

87.89 ± 15.35

90.36 ± 15.39

<0.001

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.13 ± 1.13

4.42 ± 0.99

4.68 ± 0.95

4.81 ± 0.93

4.92 ± 0.99

5.15 ± 1.10

<0.001

 HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.60 ± 0.50

1.39 ± 0.39

1.24 ± 0.36

1.15 ± 0.36

1.10 ± 0.36

0.93 ± 0.37

<0.001

 LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.07 ± 0.83

3.03 ± 0.91

2.83 ± 0.84

2.79 ± 0.81

2.76 ± 0.88

2.63 ± 0.94

<0.001

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.17 ± 1.47

1.02 ± 0.30

1.55 ± 0.49

1.99 ± 0.62

2.47 ± 0.83

3.95 ± 2.61

<0.001

 Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.15 ± 1.68

5.23 ± 1.93

5.39 ± 1.68

5.45 ± 1.40

5.55 ± 1.70

6.05 ± 2.66

<0.001

 BMI (kg/m²)

25.07 ± 3.21

24.97 ± 3.44

25.92 ± 3.09

26.08 ± 3.03

26.07 ± 2.81

26.63 ± 3.24

<0.001