Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of female participants of TCS

Age group

35–39

13.0

19.2

< 0.001

40–49

36.7

34.5

50–59

33.2

28.9

60–70

17.1

17.4

BMI

< 25

13.8

20.0

< 0.001

25-29.9

40.6

39.6

≥ 30

45.5

40.4

WC

< 88

25.8

33.5

< 0.001

≥ 88

74.2

66.5

Social economic level

1

22.6

23.1

0.011

2

21.2

20.1

3

21.2

19.6

4

19.4

18.2

5

15.6

18.9

residence area

Urban

63.5

69.0

< 0.001

Mountainous

36.5

31.0

Educational level

University/college

12.6

20.2

< 0.001

9–12 years in school

24.2

26.7

6–8 years in school

11.4

9.2

1–5 years in school

31.8

24.2

No schooling

20.0

19.7

Parity

< 2

3.0

13.6

< 0.001

2–3

45.1

43.1

4–5

31.7

20.2

> 5

20.2

23.1

Menopause

No

52.1

56.8

< 0.001

Yes

47.9

43.2

HDL

≥ 50

60.0

58.4

0.230

< 50

40.0

41.6

TG

< 150

61.0

62.2

0.314

≥ 150

39.0

37.8

TC

< 200

59.6

61.5

0.148

≥ 200

40.4

38.5

Met

<Median

47.3

54.0

< 0.001

≥Median

52.7

46.0

Diabetes

No

79.2

83.6

< 0.001

Yes

20.8

16.4

Family history of hypertension

No

41.9

42.8

0.482

Yes

58.1

57.2

Breastfeeding, mean ± SD; month

66.2 ± 39.4

59.9 ± 41.7

< 0.001