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Table 2 Characteristics of DRUID participants by gender.

From: High rates of albuminuria but not of low eGFR in Urban Indigenous Australians: the DRUID Study

 

Male (n = 274)

Female (n = 586)

Age (years)

35.3 ± 14.1

37.2 ± 14.8

Smoking Status (%):

  

Non-smoker:

31%

33%

Ex-smoker:

26%

24%

Current smoker:

43%

43%

Type 2 Diabetes (%)

15.3%

19.5%

Height (cm)

174.1 ± 7.1

161.9 ± 6.1†

Weight (kg)

84.0 ± 19.8

75.1 ± 20.0†

BMI (kg/m2)

27.6 ± 5.8

28.6 ± 7.5**

Waist (cm)

96.7 ± 15.3

93.6 ± 17.1**

WHR

0.95 ± 0.08

0.88 ± 0.10†

SBP (mmHg)

121.4 ± 15.4

114.8 ± 16.4†

DBP (mmHg)

75.2 ± 11.1

72.9 ± 9.6**

Total chol (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 1.3

4.9 ± 1.0†

HDL chol (mmol/L)

1.06 ± 0.30

1.19 ± 0.34†

LDL chol (mmol/L)

3.15 ± 1.01

3.02 ± 0.84

Triglycerides (mmol/L)*

1.77 (1.64-1.92)

1.37 (1.31-1.43) †

HbA1c (%)*

5.58 (5.45-5.71)

5.58 (5.50-5.67)

CRP (mg/L)*

2.36 (2.05-2.72)

3.63 (3.28-4.10) †

Urine ACR(mg/mmol)*

0.73 (0.60-0.88)

0.95 (0.85-1.07)**

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)*

93 (91-96)

95 (93-97)

  1. Results are mean ± standard deviation unless stated otherwise
  2. BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-hip ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; chol, cholesterol; CRP, c-reactive protein.
  3. Number of participants with missing data: height - 22; weight - 27; BMI - 28; waist - 41; WHR - 42; LDL cholesterol - 35. *Geometric mean (95% confidence interval)
  4. **p < 0.05 between genders
  5. †p < 0.001 between genders
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