Table 4 Anthropometry, blood pressure and lipids at baseline and 12 months by sex following migration.
| Â | Â | Baseline | 12 months | difference | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome | N | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | P value |
Men | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Anthropometry | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weight (kg) | 68 | 58.8 (10.4) | 61.1 (10.3) | 2.3 (1.4,3.2) | <0.001 |
Waist (cm) | 68 | 77.3 (11.2) | 79.2 (11.3) | 1.9 (1.2,2.5) | <0.001 |
BMI (kgm-2) | 68 | 21.8 (3.4) | 22.7 (3.5) | 0.9 (0.5,1.2) | <0.001 |
Blood Pressure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 68 | 76.6 (12.1) | 68.8 (11.5) | -7.9 (-10.6,-5.1) | <0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 68 | 125.7 (18.7) | 120.3 (15.2) | -5.4 (-9.3,-1.6) | 0.007 |
Lipids | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cholesterol (mmoll-1) | 51 | 3.74 (1.05) | 4.16 (0.99) | 0.42 (0.11,0.73) | 0.010 |
HDL Cholesterol (mmoll-1) | 51 | 1.67 (0.31) | 1.91 (0.10) | 0.24 (0.15,0.33) | <0.001 |
Cholesterol to HDL ratio | 51 | 2.27 (0.60) | 2.18 (0.53) | -0.09 (-0.26,0.08) | 0.30 |
LDL Cholesterol (mmoll-1) | 50 | 1.82 (0.92) | 2.06 (0.96) | 0.25 (-0.04,0.53) | 0.093 |
Tryglyceride (mmoll-1) | 50 | 1.35 (0.88) | 1.04 (0.67) | -0.31 (-0.60,-0.02) | 0.034 |
Women | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Anthropometry | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weight (kg) | 64 | 61.8 (13.1) | 64.1 (12.6) | 2.4 (1.3,3.4) | <0.001 |
Waist (cm) | 64 | 83.3 (11.5) | 85.5 (11.4) | 2.2 (1.1,3.3) | <0.001 |
BMI (kgm-2) | 64 | 25.5 (4.8) | 26.5 (4.8) | 1.0 (0.6,1.4) | <0.001 |
Blood Pressure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 64 | 77.7 (13.1) | 69.5 (13.5) | -8.2 (-11.7,-4.7) | <0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 64 | 123.0 (21.7) | 114.4 (19.2) | -8.6 (-13.7,-3.4) | 0.001 |
Lipids | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cholesterol (mmoll-1) | 46 | 4.43 (1.38) | 4.67 (1.19) | 0.24 (-0.15,0.64) | 0.22 |
HDL Cholesterol (mmoll-1) | 45 | 1.69 (0.40) | 1.95 (0.09) | 0.25 (0.13,0.37) | <0.001 |
Cholesterol to HDL ratio | 45 | 2.72 (0.89) | 2.41 (0.63) | -0.30 (-0.55,-0.05) | 0.019 |
LDL Cholesterol (mmoll-1) | 45 | 2.46 (1.28) | 2.50 (1.15) | 0.03 (-0.37,0.44) | 0.86 |
Tryglyceride (mmoll-1) | 46 | 1.40 (0.81) | 1.25 (1.12) | -0.15 (-0.47,0.17) | 0.35 |