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Table 3 Mean age, metabolic parameters and BMI by BP groups and sex

From: Prevalence of prehypertension and associated cardiovascular risk profiles among prediabetic Omani adults

Variable

Normotensive (n = 71)

Prehypertensive (n = 177)

Hypertensive (n = 79)

 

Males (n = 23)

Females (n = 48)

 

Males (n = 76)

Females (n = 101)

 

Males (n = 43)

Females (n = 36)

 
 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

P

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p

Age (years)

32.3 ± 10.3

33.5 ± 9.7

0.634

30.9 ± 10.2

34.9 ± 11.3

0.018

38.3 ± 15.1

43.5 ± 14.0

0.123

FPG (mmol/L)

5.8 ± 0.3

5.8 ± 0.4

0.402

5.9 ± 0.4

5.8 ± 0.4

0.321

6.0 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.4

0.464

IGT (mmol/L)

5.9 ± 1.5

7.1 ± 1.7

0.005

6.6 ± 1.7

7.7 ± 1.7

<0.001

6.9 ± 1.9

7.9 ± 1.6

0.011

TC (mmol/L)

4.6 ± 0.9

4.9 ± 0.9

0.248

5.0 ± 0.9

5.0 ± 1.1

0.951

5.1 ± 1.2

5.4 ± 1.2

0.213

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.1 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.8

0.400

3.4 ± 0.8

3.4 ± 1.0

0.835

3.5 ± 1.1

3.8 ± 1.0

0.183

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.3

0.005

1.1 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

<0.001

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.3

0.878

TG (mmol/L)

0.8 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.5

0.101

1.1 ± 0.8

0.7 ± 0.5

<0.001

0.9 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.6

0.633

BMI, (kg/m2)

25.5 ± 3.9

25.0 ± 4.9

0.703

26.2 ± 4.9

28.7 ± 6.2

0.004

26.4 ± 4.8

29.4 ± 6.6

0.022

WHR

0.91 ± 0.07

0.86 ± 0.10

0.049

0.90 ± 0.08

0.88 ± 0.08

0.133

0.92 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.09

0.835