Table 1

General characteristics of Taiwanese men

Characteristics (n=6475)
Age (year)31.9 (4.3)
Education
 High school or lower791 (12.2%)
 College or university4006 (61.9%)
 Postgraduate1678 (25.9%)
Cigarette smoking
 Never4158 (64.2%)
 Former560 (8.6%)
 Current1757 (27.1%)
Alcohol consumption
 Less than once/week5383 (83.1%)
 1–3 times/week824 (12.7%)
 >3 times/week268 (4.1%)
Exercise
 <1 hour/week2780 (42.9%)
 1–2 hours/week2551 (39.4%)
 >2 hours/week1144 (17.7%)
Occupational exposure
 Dust386 (6.0%)
 Organic solvent583 (9.0%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)23.9 (3.3)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)118.6 (13.1)
Glucose (mg/dL)97.8 (13.7)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)189.9 (34.2)
  • Data are presented as the mean (SD) for continuous variables and the number (percentage) for categorical variables.