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Table 1 Prevalence and distribution of cardiovascular risk factors and socio-demographic factors by sex

From: Is waist circumference a better predictor of blood pressure, insulin resistance and blood lipids than body mass index in young Chilean adults?

Variable

Total

Men

Women

p *

 

(n=999)

(n=437)

(n=562)

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

24.8

1.6

24.9

1.6

24.7

1.6

0.022

Full time education (years)

11.1

2.8

10.9

2.8

11.3

2.7

0.033

Number of belongings

1.5

0.95

1.44

0.96

1.54

0.95

0.118

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8

4.5

25.3

3.7

26.2

5.0

0.002

WC (cm)

83.9

11.3

85.1

9.6

83.0

12.5

0.003

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

114.6

13.5

123.5

11.4

107.8

10.7

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

72.5

8.8

75.7

8.4

70.0

8.3

< 0.001

HOMA

2.53

1.58

2.59

1.84

2.48

1.34

0.276

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

178.3

38.4

175.6

36.0

180.5

40.0

0.047

HDL (mg/dl)

41.4

11.7

39.5

11.1

42.9

11.9

< 0.001

LDL (mg/dl)

114.6

35.6

111.1

33.4

117.3

37.1

0.007

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

112.5

69.4

125.3

81.7

102.5

56.2

< 0.001

Variable

%

%

%

p

Smoking

57.8

66.8

50.7

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg

4.3

8.9

0.7

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure≥90 mm Hg

3.4

5.3

2.0

0.004

HOMA ≥2.53

34.5

35.7

33.6

0.495

Total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dl

25.9

24.9

26.7

0.812

HDL ≤40 mg/dl

49

55.1

44.3

0.003

LDL ≥160 mg/dl

10.4

7.8

12.5

0.056

Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl

17.6

22.4

13.9

< 0.001

  1. SD is standard deviation and % percentage.
  2. * p value estimated in an analysis of variance (ANOVA).
  3. † p value estimated using chi square test.