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Table 3 Prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in various 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

  

UCFD

RC

DFHG

HOMA-IR

61.8 ± 4.9

58.1 ± 6.1

55.3 ± 9.1

68.1 ± 7.1

(≥2.6) %

    

Obesity

16.8 ± 3.0

31.6 ± 5.7

12.0 ± 4.9

2.0 ± 2.0

(>30 kg/m2) %

Abdominal Obesity

38.4 ± 3.4

66.10 ± 5.9

14.9 ± 5.0

23.0 ± 5.9

(M: Waist >90 cm

F: Waist >80 cm) %

Hypertension

29.6 ± 3.6

29.4 ± 5.6

17.4 ± 5.9

39.2 ± 7.0

(≥140/90 mmHg) %

Reduced HDL-C

45.8 ± 3.9

24.5 ± 5.3

49.5 ± 7.1

68.4 ± 6.6

(M: < 1.0 mmol/L

F: < 1.3 mmol/L) %

Elevated TG

23.9 ± 3.3

22.5 ± 5.1

24.6 ± 6.2

25.0 ± 6.2

(≥1.7 mmol/L) %

IFG

7.4 ± 2.4

9.9 ± 3.7

4.0 ± 2.9

N/A

(FPG 6.1 mmol/L to 6.9 mmol/L) %

High HbA1c

8.8 ± 2.2

18.2 ± 4.8

3.6 ± 2.9

2.2 ± 2.2

(≥42 mmol/mol [6.0%]) %

Pre-diabetes

4.2 ± 1.6

9.1 ± 3.6

1.2 ± 1.7

1.1 ± 1.5

(HbA1c 6.0% - 6.4%) %

Diabetes mellitus

4.6 ± 1.6

9.1 ± 3.6

2.4 ± 2.3

1.1 ± 1.5

(HbA1c ≥ 6.5%) %

  1. Highest prevalence recorded in bold numbers.
  2. Data expressed as prevalence at 95% CI using IBM Statistics SPSS v21.0.