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Table 2 Population baseline characteristics by sex and body mass index category

From: Prevalence of obesity and associated cardiovascular risk: the DARIOS study

Men

Normal weight N = 2,760

Overweight N = 6,810

Obesity N = 3,801

p-value

p for linear trend

Age, years, mean (SD)

51 (12)

54 (11)

55 (11)

<0.001

<0.001

Current smoker

1138 (41.2%)

2089 (30.7%)

1094 (28.8%)

<0.001

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD)

127 (18)

134 (18)

139 (18)

<0.001

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD)

77 (10)

81 (10)

84 (11)

<0.001

<0.001

Hypertension

861 (31.4%)

3389 (50.0%)

2594 (68.4%)

<0.001

<0.001

Glycaemia, median [IQR]

93 [87–101]

98 [90–108]

103 [94–118]

<0.001

<0.001

Diabetes

239 (8.7%)

1066 (15.7%)

965 (25.5%)

<0.001

<0.001

Total cholesterol, mean (SD)

210 (38)

215 (39)

215 (40)

<0.001

<0.001

HDL cholesterol, mean (SD)

53 (12)

49 (11)

46 (10)

<0.001

<0.001

LDL cholesterol, mean (SD)

135 (34)

140 (35)

138 (34)

<0.001

0.004

Triglycerides, median [IQR]

96 [74–131]

114 [86–158]

134 [99–192]

<0.001

<0.001

Hypercholesterolemia

1016 (37.1%)

3204 (47.4%)

1975 (52.3%)

<0.001

<0.001

History of CV disease

121 (4.5%)

446 (6.8%)

338 (9.2%)

<0.001

<0.001

Waist circumference, mean (SD)

87 (7)

97 (7)

110 (9)

<0.001

<0.001

Waist-to-height ratio, mean (SD)

0.51 (0.05)

0.57 (0.04)

0.65 (0.05)

<0.001

<0.001

10-year CAD risk, median [IQR]

2.8 [1.5-5.2]

4.0 [2.3-7.1]

5.2 [3.0-8.3]

<0.001

<0.001

10-year CAD risk ≥10%

166 (6.6%)

716 (11.9%)

551 (16.7%)

<0.001

<0.001

Women

Normal weight

N = 5,244

Overweight

N = 5,557

Obesity

N = 4,571

p-value

p for linear trend

Age, years, mean (SD)

48 (10)

55 (11)

57 (10)

<0.001

<0.001

Current smoker

1546 (29.5%)

955 (17.2%)

481 (10.5%)

<0.001

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD)

117 (18)

128 (20)

137 (20)

<0.001

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD)

73 (10)

78 (10)

82 (10)

<0.001

<0.001

Hypertension, (%)

1001 (19.2%)

2391 (43.3%)

3035 (66.6)

<0.001

<0.001

Glycaemia, median [IQR]

89 [83–95]

92 [86–101]

98 [90–111]

<0.001

<0.001

Diabetes

242 (4.6%)

572 (10.3%)

982 (21.6%)

<0.001

<0.001

Total cholesterol, mean (SD)

209 (38)

218 (39)

218 (38)

<0.001

<0.001

HDL cholesterol, mean (SD)

61 (13)

57 (13)

54 (12)

<0.001

<0.001

LDL cholesterol, mean (SD)

131 (34)

140 (34)

139 (34)

<0.001

<0.001

Triglycerides, median [IQR]

78 [62–101]

96 [73–128]

117 [88–157]

<0.001

<0.001

Hypercholesterolemia

1821 (35.0%)

2610 (47.3%)

2383 (52.5%)

<0.001

<0.001

History of CV disease

108 (2.1%)

211 (4.0%)

239 (5.4%)

<0.001

<0.001

Waist circumference, mean (SD)

79 (9)

90 (8)

104 (10)

<0.001

<0.001

Waist-to-height ratio, mean (SD)

0.49 (0.06)

0.58 (0.06)

0.67 (0.07)

<0.001

<0.001

10-year CAD risk, median [IQR]

1.2 [0.5-2.3]

2.4 [1.3-3.9]

3.5 [2.1-5.3]

<0.001

<0.001

10-year CAD risk ≥10%

24 (0.5%)

83 (1.6%)

185 (4.5%)

<0.001

<0.001

  1. CAD Coronary artery disease, CV Cardiovascular, HDL High-density Lipoprotein, IQR Interquartile Range, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, SD Standard Deviation.
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