|
Variables
|
Chinese
|
Malays
|
Indians
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age β (years)
|
54.4 ± 7.4
|
51.5 ± 9.1
|
52.0 ± 7.5
|
< 0.001
|
|
Sex β, female (%)
|
671 (43.2)
|
364 (23.4)
|
518 (33.4)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Education β, (%)
| | | | |
|
primary/below
|
474 (40.2)
|
435 (55.7)
|
443 (43.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
secondary and above
|
706 (59.8)
|
346 (44.3)
|
566 (56.1)
| |
|
Systolic BP β (mm Hg)
|
121.4 ± 11.1
|
124.0 ± 10.1
|
120.8 ± 11.1
|
< 0.001
|
|
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
|
73.1 ± 7.5
|
73.6 ± 7.2
|
73.8 ± 7.2
|
0.06
|
|
BMI β (kg/m2)
|
22.7 ± 3.3
|
24.7 ± 4.6
|
25.4 ± 4.4
|
< 0.001
|
|
HDL-cholesterol β (mmol/l)
|
1.4 ± 0.4
|
1.4 ± 0.3
|
1.1 ± .3
|
< 0.001
|
|
LDL-Cholesterol β (mmol/l)
|
3.4 ± 0.8
|
3.6 ± 1.0
|
3.6 ± 0.8
|
< 0.001
|
|
Triglycerides β (mmol/l)
|
1.8 ± 0.9
|
1.4 ± 0.1
|
1.7 ± 0.9
|
< 0.001
|
|
Plasma glucose β (mmol/l)
|
5.6 ± 1.2
|
5.2 ± 1.1
|
5.5 ± 1.2
|
0.001
|
|
HbA1c, (%)
|
5.7 ± 0.4
|
5.7 ± 0.5
|
5.7 ± 0.5
|
0.1834
|
- Data are normally distributed and presented as means (standard deviation) or number (%).
-
βdifference between the three races, p < 0.05.
