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Table 2 Means (and standard error) of cardiovascular risk markers, by gender and urban-rural status

From: Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya: a population-based survey

 

Urban-rural comparison

 

Men

Women

 

No. Urban/Rural

Urban

Rural

Age adjusted p-value

No. Urban/Rural

Urban

Rural

Age adjusted p-value

Mean SBP

705/1395

143 (24)

140 (24)

<0.0001

726/1550

143 (26)

140 (25)

<0.0001

Mean DBP

705/1395

84 (14)

81 (13)

<0.0001

726/1550

86 (14)

83 (13)

<0.0001

Glucose

692/1373

5.8 (2.9)

4.8 (2.0)

<0.0001

704/1527

5.7 (2.8)

5.1 (2.3)

<0.0001

Cholesterol

698/1342

4.5 (0.9)

4.3 (0.9)

0.0004

718/1514

4.8 (0.9)

4.7 (1.0)

0.08

BMI

700/1385

24 (6)

22 (4)

<0.0001

718/1543

27 (6)

24 (6)

<0.0001

Waist

703/1390

92 (13)

86 (11)

<0.0001

719/1546

96 (13)

89 (13)

<0.0001

WHR

703/1390

0.92 (0.07)

0.92 (0.06)

0.0009

718/1546

0.89 (0.06)

0.89 (0.08)

0.34