Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, and biochemical characteristics of the participants according to gender
Men | Women | P | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 294 (47.8) | 321 (52.2) | 0.392 | 615 (100) |
Age (years) | 45.1±11.1 | 44.0±10.1 | 0.176 | 44.5±10.6 |
Educational level | 0.926 | |||
Low | 110 (37.4) | 103 (32.1) | 213 (34.6) | |
Medium | 69 (23.5) | 81 (25.2) | 150 (24.4) | |
High | 115 (39.1) | 137 (42.7) | 252 (41.0) | |
Socioeconomic class | 0.392 | |||
Low | 81 (27.6) | 73 (22.7) | 154 (25.0) | |
Middle | 77 (26.2) | 79 (24.6) | 156 (25.4) | |
Upper middle | 66 (22.4) | 86 (26.8) | 152 (24.7) | |
Upper | 70 (23.8) | 83 (25.9) | 153 (24.9) | |
WC (cm) | 80.1±12.9 | 83.9±13.5 | <0.001 | 82.1±13.3 |
HC (cm) | 91.5±9.4 | 99.5±11.4 | <0.001 | 95.7±11.3 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 24.1±4.3 | 27.1±5.8 | <0.001 | 25.7±5.4 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 94.9±20.0 | 93.2±21.8 | 0.313 | 94.0±21.0 |
TC (mg/dL) | 189.5±41.4 | 193.2±36.5 | 0.240 | 191.5±38.9 |
HDL-c (mg/dL) | 44.2±10.3 | 47.6±11.2 | <0.001 | 46.0±10.9 |
LDL-c (mg/dL) | 125.0±41.8 | 125.9±38.7 | 0.796 | 125.5±40.2 |
TG (mg/dL) | 101.7±41.7 | 98.7±38.4 | 0.340 | 100.2±40.0 |