Table 1 Baseline characteristics based on egg consumption among 7315 Chinese adults

Age, y

46.5 ± 10.0

48.2 ± 10.5

49.8 ± 10.9

49.0 ± 10.9

46.0 ± 9.6

<.001

Men, %

80.6

71.1

69.0

64.1

81.1

<.001

DASH score

27.3 ± 5.56

28.3 ± 4.61

28.5 ± 4.19

26.1 ± 3.31

28.7 ± 4.73

<.001

Total energy intake, kcal

1590 ± 556

1753 ± 588

1901 ± 467

1638 ± 433

1942 ± 641

<.001

Body Mass Index, kg/m²

25.3 ± 3.3

25.4 ± 3.0

24.8 ± 3.1

25.0 ± 3.4

25.0 ± 3.0

0.17

 Low, %

51.9

56.1

50.9

87.9

61.8

<.001

 Moderate, %

34.9

40.6

40.6

10.8

32.9

<.001

 High, %

13.3

3.4

8.6

1.3

5.3

<.001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

134 ± 15.9

136 ± 18.2

136 ± 17.3

130 ± 18.5

135 ± 15.9

<.001

Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L

5.85 ± 1.43

5.94 ± 1.54

6.00 ± 1.72

5.66 ± 1.70

5.95 ± 1.64

<.001

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L

2.97 ± 0.80

2.99 ± 0.78

3.05 ± 0.86

2.75 ± 0.81

2.96 ± 0.75

<.001

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L

1.37 ± 0.99

1.40 ± 0.47

1.40 ± 0.36

1.35 ± 0.36

1.35 ± 0.60

0.10

Heart rate

74.1 ± 10.7

78.7 ± 11.7

75.7 ± 11.6

74.8 ± 11.6

75.9 ± 10.6

0.08

Married, %

95

100

98.1

95.4

95.7

0.23

Work type, manual, %

84.7

80.3

88.2

79.9

81.9

0.12

Alcohol consumption, %

40.1

36.2

30.7

55.3

30.4

<.001

College education or above, %

8.97

7.94

9.62

18.41

9.57

<.001

Current smoker, %

46.9

39.0

39.7

36.5

47.6

<.001

Baseline baPWV, cm/s

1434 ± 252

1441 ± 288

1438 ± 286

1427 ± 291

1441 ± 265

0.66

Follow-up baPWV, cm/s

1491 ± 284

1503 ± 324

1489 ± 286

1489 ± 334

1503 ± 287

0.82