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Table 2 Association between anthropometric and cardiometabolic risk factors by socio-economic groups

From: Cardio-metabolic health risks in indigenous populations of Southeast Asia and the influence of urbanization

Risk factors

Overall

Socio-economic groups

Significance

  

UCFD

RC

DFHG

p-value

BMI (kg/m 2 )

22.90 (8.50)

*27.35 (9.27)

21.74 (7.73)

20.37 (3.59)

<0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

79.0 (22.0)

*90.0 (24.0)

71.3 (16.6)

71.3 (11.3)

<0.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mm HG)

125 (23)

123 (24)

120 (23)

*130 (23)

<0.0001

Diastolic blood pressure (mm HG)

81 (15)

81 (15)

120 (23)*

84 (15)

<0.0001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.90 (1.76)

*5.18 (1.89)

4.81 (1.39)

4.05 (3.22)

<0.0001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.18 (0.44)

*1.36 (0.39)

1.13 (0.38)

0.99 (0.23)

<0.0001

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.23 (0.77)

1.22 (0.76)

1.37 (0.95)

1.18 (0.79)

0.642

TG/HDL

1.06 (0.86)

*0.899 (0.610)

*1.179 (1.060)

*3.250 (1.110)

<0.0001

HbA1c (% [mmol/mol])

5.2 (0.6) [33 (4)]

*5.3 (0.8) [34 (5)]

5.0 (0.5) [31 (3)]

5.2 (0.5) [33 (3)]

<0.0001

FPG (mmol/L)

5.08 (1.12)

*5.30 (0.80)

4.46 (1.10)

4.90 (1.31)§

< 0.0001

HOMA-IR

3.20 (3.80)

3.15 (3.78)

2.95 (3.30)

N/A

0.110

  1. §Random plasma glucose.
  2. Data in *bold is substantially different in a particular Socio-Economic group, compared to the other/s italicised SE group.
  3. Data expressed as median (interquartile range) with the exception of HbA1c expressed as Median HbA1c%(IQR) [Median mmol/mol (IQR)].
  4. Data calculated using IBM Statistics SPSS v21.0.