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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in Greece: aims, design and baseline characteristics of the ATTICA study

 

Men (1524 or 50%)

Women (1518 or 50%)

P

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

126 ± 38

119 ± 36

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

82 ± 30

76 ± 14

< 0.001

Prevalence of hypertension

563 (37%)

379 (25%)

< 0.001

Total serum cholesterol (mg/dL)

195 ± 42

191 ± 41

0.017

Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia

701 (46%)

605 (40%)

0.023

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

44 ± 15

52 ± 14

< 0.001

Non-HDL – cholesterol (mg/dL)

155 ± 44

143 ± 40

< 0.001

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

125 ± 38

118 ± 36

0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

138 ± 57

103 ± 56

0.001

Blood glucose (mg/dL)

96 ± 31

90 ± 21

< 0.001

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus

110 (8%)

84 (6%)

0.511

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.4 ± 4

25.3 ± 5

< 0.001

Obesity

308 (20%)

234 (15%)

0.001