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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population

From: Threshold-effect of ferritin levels with pathoglycemia in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study based on China health and nutrition survey data

Variables

Total

< 20

20-<40

40-<60

60-<80

80-<100

100-<120

120-<140

140-<160

160-<180

180-<200

> 200

P-value

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

ng/ml

Percent of all adults (%)

100

12.2

12.8

13

12.1

9.4

7.9

5.8

4.6

3.4

2.5

16.2

< 0.001

Gender(%)

            

< 0.001

Men

46.5

9.6

16.3

34.3

45

51.9

60.3

66.7

67.1

69

75.4

76.9

 

Women

53.5

90.4

83.7

65.7

55

48.1

39.7

33.3

32.9

31

24.6

23.1

 

Age(years)

50.27 ± 15.04

41.64 ± 12.66

45.82 ± 14.84

50.09 ± 14.87

53.19 ± 15.14

52.84 ± 14.74

53.75 ± 14.50

53.18 ± 14.79

53.88 ± 15.47

54.69 ± 13.21

50.66 ± 14.96

51.97 ± 14.32

< 0.001

BMI(kg/m2)

23.38 ± 3.48

22.79 ± 3.46

22.75 ± 3.28

23.14 ± 3.42

23.31 ± 3.54

23.17 ± 3.37

23.49 ± 3.50

23.37 ± 3.32

23.38 ± 3.43

23.90 ± 3.62

24.37 ± 3.57

24.37 ± 3.48

< 0.001

Glucose(mmol/L)

4.87 ± 1.38

4.87 ± 0.84

4.87 ± 0.98

4.84 ± 1.06

4.87 ± 1.18

4.81 ± 1.23

4.89 ± 1.17

4.83 ± 1.46

4.90 ± 1.46

4.87 ± 1.75

4.92 ± 1.59

4.93 ± 2.16

< 0.001

Insulin(µIU/ml)

14.39 ± 22.32

12.81 ± 20.21

13.00 ± 15.58

12.94 ± 12.40

15.26 ± 32.60

15.00 ± 29.69

13.96 ± 14.33

15.35 ± 34.25

12.59 ± 8.83

16.05 ± 20.04

15.49 ± 19.39

16.69 ± 21.18

< 0.001

LDL-C(mmol/L)

2.98 ± 0.98

2.76 ± 0.83

2.85 ± 0.83

2.96 ± 0.91

3.06 ± 1.03

3.01 ± 0.92

3.06 ± 1.05

3.05 ± 0.96

3.09 ± 1.01

3.07 ± 0.96

3.01 ± 0.99

3.06 ± 1.15

< 0.001

HDL-C(mmol/L)

1.44 ± 0.48

1.50 ± 0.39

1.48 ± 0.36

1.48 ± 0.45

1.46 ± 0.42

1.45 ± 0.49

1.42 ± 0.62

1.39 ± 0.38

1.40 ± 0.40

1.46 ± 0.76

1.33 ± 0.39

1.34 ± 0.58

< 0.001

TC(mmol/L)

4.86 ± 1.01

4.56 ± 0.94

4.64 ± 0.91

4.78 ± 0.96

4.89 ± 0.98

4.87 ± 0.98

4.91 ± 1.00

4.96 ± 0.98

5.02 ± 1.09

5.07 ± 1.02

5.00 ± 0.98

5.14 ± 1.08

< 0.001

TG(mmol/L)

1.67 ± 1.47

1.28 ± 0.95

1.33 ± 1.12

1.41 ± 1.11

1.52 ± 1.05

1.58 ± 1.29

1.63 ± 1.06

1.81 ± 1.51

1.82 ± 1.61

1.99 ± 1.64

2.03 ± 1.61

2.43 ± 2.22

< 0.001

Education(%)

            

< 0.001

0–9 years

76.3

76.7

76.9

76.4

78.8

76.5

75.4

78.5

75.7

77.4

72.9

73.4

 

10–12 years

18.8

19

19

18.2

15.5

17.8

20

19.2

17.8

17.8

20.8

21.4

 

13 years

4.9

4.3

4.1

5.4

5.7

5.7

4.7

2.3

6.6

4.9

6.3

5.2

 

Smoking status(%)

            

< 0.001

Never

69.1

92.3

88.4

75.4

71.5

67.2

58.9

55.6

57.7

55.4

49.3

50.3

 

Former

3.2

1.1

1.8

2.8

3.6

3.3

4.5

4.5

5

4.9

4.3

4

 

Current

27.6

6.7

9.8

21.9

24.9

29.5

36.6

39.9

37.3

39.7

46.4

45.7

 

Hypertension(%)

            

< 0.001

No

86.7

94.1

89.5

88.5

83.5

83.3

84.1

85.3

85.1

81.9

87

85.2

 

Yes

13.2

5.6

10.5

11.4

16.4

16.5

15.7

14.7

14.9

18.1

13

14.7

 
  1. Abbreviation: BMI = body mass index; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride