|  | NCEP only (n = 47) (Male = 36, Female = 11) | Both (NCEP and IDF) (n = 571) (Male = 295, Female = 266) | Neither (NCEP or IDF) (n = 876) (Male = 517, female = 359) | |||
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 |  | Mean ± s.d. | p | Mean ± s.d. | p | Mean ± s.d. | p |
Age (years) | Male | 49.1 ± 4.4 | 0.98 | 48.7 ± 6.6 | 0.17 | 47.6 ± 6.7 | 0.02 |
 | Female | 49.1 ± 5.5 |  | 48.0 ± 5.6 |  | 46.6 ± 5.9 |  |
BMI | Male | 24.0 ± 2.3 | 0.20 | 28.5 ± 3.4 | <0.001 | 25.4 ± 4.1 | 0.03 |
 | Female | 25.0 ± 2.0 |  | 30.8 ± 5.0 |  | 25.9 ± 4.4 |  |
Waist (cm) | Male | 84.9 ± 3.5 | <0.001 | 97.6 ± 7.9 | <0.001 | 88.5 ± 10.9 | <0.001 |
 | Female | 75.9 ± 2.6 |  | 93.3 ± 9.8 |  | 81.9 ± 10.1 |  |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Male | 140.4 ± 14.6 | 0.19 | 139.9 ± 17.0 | 0.46 | 129.3 ± 16.7 | <0.001 |
 | Female | 147.9 ± 21.3 |  | 138.8 ± 19.5 |  | 122.8 ± 16.3 |  |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Male | 87.0 ± 8.4 | 0.35 | 86.6 ± 10.6 | 0.85 | 79.8 ± 10.4 | <0.001 |
 | Female | 91.0 ± 12.9 |  | 86.8 ± 11.3 |  | 76.9 ± 10.6 |  |
Glucose (mmol/l) | Male | 8.1 ± 4.9 | 0.34 | 6.6 ± 2.8 | 0.96 | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 0.01 |
 | Female | 9.6 ± 4.6 |  | 6.6 ± 2.9 |  | 4.9 ± 0.8 |  |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | Male | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 0.20 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 0.15 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 0.02 |
 | Female | 5.6 ± 0.8 |  | 5.6 ± 1.1 |  | 5.5 ± 1.2 |  |
Triglyceride (mmol/l) | Male | 2.9 ± 1.4 | 0.07 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | <0.001 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | <0.001 |
 | Female | 2.1 ± 0.8 |  | 1.8 ± 1.2 |  | 0.9 ± 0.4 |  |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | Male | 1.0 ± 0.1 | <0.001 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | <0.001 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | <0.001 |
 | Female | 1.2 ± 0.2 |  | 1.2 ± 0.2 |  | 1.5 ± 0.3 |  |
LDL- cholesterol (mmol/l) | Male | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 0.12 | 3.6 ± 1.0 | 0.51 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
 | Female | 3.2 ± 1.1 |  | 3.6 ± 0.9 |  | 3.5 ± 0. 8 |  |