Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the eligible study participants
| Â | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants | Missing | All participants | Missing | |
n=1419 | n=1445 | |||
Present illness | ||||
 Hypertension, n (%) | 551 (38.8) | 0 (0.0) | 729 (50.4) | 0 (0.0) |
 Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 915 (64.5) | 0 (0.0) | 791 (54.7) | 1 (0.07) |
 Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 106 (7.5) | 0 (0.0) | 205 (14.2) | 2 (0.14) |
Past medical history | ||||
 Cancer, n (%) | 61 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 47 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) |
 Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 9 (0.63) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) |
 Stroke, n (%) | 34 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 56 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) |
 Hepatitis, n (%) | 41 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 77 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) |
TMIG, median (IQR) | 13 (12, 13) | 8 (0.56) | 12 (11, 13) | 6 (0.42) |
Depressive mood,a median (IQR) | 4 (2, 5) | 10 (0.70) | 3 (1, 5) | 9 (0.62) |
Life satisfaction,b median (IQR) | 5 (4, 7) | 9 (0.63) | 5 (4, 7) | 10 (0.69) |
Smoking, n (%) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â | 1 (0.07) |
 Current | 48 (3.4) |  | 457 (31.6) |  |
 Past | 68 (4.8) |  | 704 (48.7) |  |
 Never | 1303 (91.8) |  | 283 (19.6) |  |
Alcoholic beverage intake (yes), n (%) | 284 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 990 (68.5) | 1 (0.0) |
Physical exercise, n (%) | Â | 1 (0.07) | Â | 2 (0.14) |
 Seldom | 599 (42.2) |  | 567 (39.2) |  |
 <1/week | 112 (7.9) |  | 146 (10.1) |  |
 ≥1/week | 707 (49.8) |  | 730 (50.5) |  |
Final education | Â | 12 (0.85) | Â | 6 (0.42) |
 Junior high school | 506 (35.7) |  | 415 (28.7) |  |
 Senior high school | 679 (47.9) |  | 561 (38.8) |  |
 Junior college or higher | 222 (15.6) |  | 463 (32.0) |  |
Marital status | Â | 12 (0.85) | Â | 4 (0.28) |
 Presently married | 1181 (83.2) |  | 1374 (95.1) |  |
 Never, widowed, or divorced | 226 (15.9) |  | 67 (4.6) |  |