Table 1 Basic characteristics of the 95,247 Taiwan Biobank subjects

Total

13,834 (49.9)

20,763 (30.8)

13,901 (50.1)

46,749 (69.2)

Age (years)

48.8 ± 11.2

50.8 ± 11.3

48.8 ± 11.1

50.3 ± 10.5

BMI (kg/m²)

25.2 ± 3.5

25.4 ± 3.5

23.5 ± 3.7

23.6 ± 3.7

Drinking

1714 (12.4)

2740 (13.2)

246 (1.8)

841 (1.8)

Smoking

2886 (20.9)

4351 (21.0)

397 (2.9)

1334 (2.9)

Educational attainment

5.7 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 0.9

5.3 ± 1.0

5.3 ± 1.0

TG (mg/dL)

133.8 ± 104.5

140.3 ± 127.8

99.4 ± 68.6

103.4 ± 73.8

TG > 150 mg/dL

3951 (28.6)

6151 (29.6)

1916 (13.8)

7434 (15.9)

LDL-C (mg/dL)

122.3 ± 31.4

121.0 ± 31.3

119.4 ± 31.9

120.6 ± 31.8

LDL-C > 130 mg/dL

5295 (38.3)

7555 (36.4)

4676 (33.6)

16,488 (35.3)

HDL-C (mg/dL)

47.9 ± 11.0

47.8 ± 11.1

58.0 ± 13.1

58.1 ± 13.2

HDL-C < 40 mg/dL (males)

3137 (22.7)

4815 (23.2)

–

–

HDL-C < 50 mg/dL (females)

–

–

3837 (27.6)

12,980 (27.8)

TG/HDL-C

3.2 ± 3.4

3.3 ± 4.4

1.9 ± 1.9

2.0 ± 2.1

TG/HDL-C > 3.75 (males) ^a

3572 (25.8)

5622 (27.1)

–

–

TG/HDL-C > 3 (females) ^a

–

–

2093 (15.1)

7856 (16.8)