Table 2 Age-standardized cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Chinese Han women by TG/HDL-C category

 Population distribution (%)

607 (20.4 %)

988 (33.3 %)

520 (17.5 %)

358 (12.1 %)

220 (7.4 %)

276 (9.3 %)

 Age (years)

48.65 ± 11.51

51.34 ± 12.11

54.40 ± 11.99

55.81 ± 11.64

56.71 ± 11.90

56.34 ± 11.25

<0.001

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

123.97 ± 18.67

128.27 ± 20.33

133.87 ± 20.97

135.88 ± 20.42

139.69 ± 21.42

139.11 ± 20.68

<0.001

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.96 ± 15.93

81.59 ± 15.08

83.79 ± 15.55

86.07 ± 15.52

84.52 ± 15.57

87.77 ± 15.16

<0.001

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.22 ± 1.09

4.52 ± 0.96

4.88 ± 0.97

5.00 ± 0.99

5.05 ± 1.28

5.23 ± 1.24

<0.001

 HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.64 ± 0.60

1.36 ± 0.36

1.21 ± 0.33

1.08 ± 0.33

0.97 ± 0.31

0.85 ± 0.34

<0.001

 LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.06 ± 0.95

3.06 ± 0.95

2.73 ± 0.82

2.71 ± 0.89

2.66 ± 0.85

2.56 ± 0.88

<0.001

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.85 ± 0.78

0.99 ± 0.28

1.50 ± 0.42

1.86 ± 0.57

2.15 ± 0.68

3.39 ± 2.27

<0.001

 Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

4.88 ± 1.12

5.02 ± 1.51

5.30 ± 1.46

5.46 ± 1.80

5.56 ± 1.88

5.77 ± 2.03

<0.001

 BMI (kg/m²)

23.53 ± 3.26

24.00 ± 3.62

25.21 ± 3.77

25.22 ± 3.49

25.89 ± 3.39

25.86 ± 3.45

<0.001