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Table 3 Selected risk factor associations with years of education in Kandy and in Oslo (age adjusted)

From: Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors between sri lankans living in kandy and oslo

  

Men

Women

Education (years)

 

0-8

9-12

> 13

p*

0-8

9-12

> 13

p*

Participants (Number)

Oslo

29

330

295

 

35

225

126

 
 

Kandy

22

62

19

 

35

71

24

 

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

Oslo

1.01

1.08

1.07

0.81

1.20

1.19

1.25

0.06

 

Kandy

0.91

0.91

0.90

0.75

0.96

0.96

1.05

0.05

Total cholesterol to HDL ratio

Oslo

5.8

5.3

5.3

0.52

4.5

4.3

4.2

0.09

 

Kandy

6.3

6.3

6.9

0.57

6.1

6.0

5.3

0.32

Triglycerides** (mmol/l)

Oslo

2.9

2.6

2.5

0.84

1.9

1.7

1.7

0.78

 

Kandy

1.8

2.7

3.0

< 0.03

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.74

Waist circumference (cm)

Oslo

92.6

88.5

88.7

0.13

83.6

84.5

82.8

0.13

 

Kandy

75.4

81.9

88.2

< 0.01

78.4

82.5

81.3

0.72

BMI (kg/m2)

Oslo

26.7

25.7

25.8

0.85

27.3

27.2

26.5

0.16

 

Kandy

20.9

23.1

23.7

< 0.01

23.7

26.3

24.7

0.80

Height (cm)

Oslo

167.6

167.3

168.2

0.22

154.9

155.2

156.2

< 0.01

 

Kandy

160.3

162.5

164.5

< 0.01

147.0

150.0

150.5

< 0.03

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Oslo

124.4

126.5

126.5

0.95

119.1

119.4

115.8

< 0.01

 

Kandy

123.2

128.5

133.0

< 0.01

123.6

131.1

132.6

< 0.04

  1. The model is evaluated at mean age of 40.7, p* = significance test for trend, **triglycerides also adjusted for time since last meal