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Table 3 Means (and standard error) of cardiovascular risk markers, by gender and ethnicity

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

 

Kikuyu-Kalenjin comparison

 

Men

Women

 

No. Kikuyu/Kalenjin

Kikuyu

Kalenjin

Age adjusted p-value

No. Kikuyu/Kalenjin

Kikuyu

Kalenjin

Age adjusted p-value

Mean SBP

1218/535

142 (24)

139 (23)

0.007

1531/473

142 (26)

136 (24)

<0.0001

Mean DBP

1218/535

81 (13)

81 (13)

0.85

1531/473

84 (14)

82 (13)

0.02

Glucose

1209/515

5.5 (2.6)

4.4 (1.7)

<0.0001

1516/449

5.5 (2.6)

4.9 (2.0)

<0.0001

Cholesterol

1177/524

4.4 (1.0)

4.2 (0.7)

<0.0001

1496/466

4.8 (1.0)

4.5 (1.0)

<0.0001

BMI

1207/534

23 (5)

21 (4)

<0.0001

1519/469

26 (6)

23 (5)

<0.0001

Waist

1213/535

89 (12)

86 (11)

0.002

1522/470

91 (14)

88 (13)

<0.0001

WHR

1213/535

0.92 (0.07)

0.92 (0.06)

0.24

1521/470

0.88(0.08)

0.90 (0.06)

<0.0001