Table 1

Sociodemographic and other characteristics of older adults living in Shenzhen community (N=121 981)

CharacteristicsTotal95% CI
Age (years)71.28±5.5871.25 to 71.31
Hb (g/L)136.40±16.66136.30 to 136.50
BMI (kg/m2)23.83±3.1723.81 to 23.85
SBP (mm Hg)134.71±17.69134.61 to 134.81
DBP (mm Hg)77.23±10.3177.18 to 77.29
WC (cm)85.10±8.8285.05 to 85.15
FBG (mmol/L)5.96±1.905.95 to 5.97
TC (mmol/L)5.21±2.005.20 to 5.23
TG (mmol/L)1.57±1.141.57 to 1.58
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.09±1.053.08 to 3.09
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.39±0.511.39 to 1.39
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)68.74±16.7068.65 to 68.83
Sex, n (%)
 Male53 743 (44.06)43.78 to 44.34
 Female68 238 (55.94)55.66 to 56.22
Education level, n (%)
 Not educated9888 (8.11)7.95 to 8.26
 Primary education43 441 (35.61)35.34 to 35.88
 Junior school education and above68 652 (56.28)56.00 to 56.56
Smoking status, n (%)
 Current smoker10 023 (8.22)8.06 to 8.37
 Ex-smoker7546 (6.19)6.05 to 6.32
 Never-smoker104 412 (85.59)85.40 to 85.79
Drinking habit, n (%)
 Non-drinker101 661 (83.34)83.13 to 83.55
 Non-habitual drinker12 571 (10.31)10.14 to 10.48
 Habitual drinker7749 (6.35)6.22 to 6.49
  • BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FBG, fasting plasma glucose; Hb, haemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.