Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2005; 11(31): 4838-4842
Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4838
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of middle-aged male workers in Taiwan from a periodic health examination (mean±SD, n = 2 025)
Risk factorValueRange
Age (yr)40.5±9.922.0-63.0
Height (cm)169.6±6.3150.1-191.1
Body weight (kg)70.9±10.642.8-121.9
BMI (body mass index) (kg/m2)24.6±3.315.6-40.6
Systolic blood pressure (kPa)17.1±2.211.7-27.5
Diastolic blood pressure (kPa)10.6±1.66.7-17.3
Fasting sugar (mmol/L)5.7±1.13.0-24.5
Cholesterol total (mmol/L)5.1±0.92.6-9.3
Cholesterol HDL (mmol/L)1.3±0.30.2-4.0
Cholesterol LDL (mmol/L)3.3±0.81.2-7.1
Triglyceride (mmol/L)17.1±13.93.1-171.1
ECG with ischemic changes (n, %)347-17.1
Fatty liver (n, %)597-29.5
Overweight (n, %)839-41.4
Smoking (n, %)702-34.7
Alcohol use (n, %)444-21.9