General characteristics of the study population according to sex
| Characteristic | Overall (n=2157) | Male (n=1073) | Female (n=1084) | P value |
| Age, years | 64.78±11.36 | 63.53±10.96 | 66.03±11.62 | <0.0001 |
| HbA1c <7%, % | 48.5 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 0.874 |
| Mean HbA1c, % | 7.12±1.22 | 7.16±1.28 | 7.09±1.16 | 0.254 |
| BP <140/90 mm Hg,% | 56.1 | 55.5 | 56.6 | 0.578 |
| Mean SBP, mm Hg | 137.46±17.99 | 136.98±17.83 | 137.93±18.15 | 0.219 |
| SBP <140 mm Hg, % | 57.6 | 57.8 | 57.5 | 0.884 |
| Mean DBP, mm Hg | 76.13±11.28 | 78.20±11.26 | 74.09±10.93 | <0.0001 |
| DBP <90 mm Hg, % | 88.2 | 84.4 | 92.0 | <0.0001 |
| LDL-C <2.6 mmol/L, % | 57.7 | 59.1 | 56.3 | 0.186 |
| Mean LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.38±0.88 | 2.47±0.87 | 2.27±0.88 | 0.051 |
| Meet triple targets, % | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 0.954 |
BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure.