Baseline age-adjusted and sex-adjusted mean value (or percentage, where stated) by level of education attained
| Educational attainment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary | Secondary | Primary or none | |
| Australasia | |||
| n | 20 955 | 24 190 | 41 690 |
| Age (year) | 56 | 58 | 61 |
| Female (%) | 41 | 44 | 54 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.9 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 132 | 135 | 136 |
| Total blood cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.47 | 5.57 | 5.63 |
| Cigarette smokers (%) | 10 | 19 | 22 |
| Alcohol drinkers (%)* | 86 | 82 | 73 |
| Diabetes (%) | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Asia | |||
| n | 25 774 | 132 853 | 57 574 |
| Age (year) | 50 | 48 | 55 |
| Female (%) | 30 | 39 | 60 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.3 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 123 | 124 | 124 |
| Total blood cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.89 | 4.84 | 4.79 |
| Cigarette smokers (%) | 16 | 30 | 42 |
| Alcohol drinkers (%)* | 16 | 20 | 33 |
| Diabetes (%)† | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
*Excludes Canberra, Anzhen 02 and Xian studies, where information on alcohol drinking was not collected. All tests for trend have p<0.0001 except †p=0.25.