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Table 2 Average (Mean ± SD) levels of demographic, anthropometric and biochemical parameters

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening

 

Cluster subgroups*

Gender subgroups

 

Abbi

Kwale

Lagos

Female

Male

Age (years) †

51.27 ± 2.03

28.24 ± 1.0

45.1 ± 13.4

42.9 ± 20.7

38.3 ± 20.5

Average daily income †

3.79 ± 0.61

8.80 ± 1.58

21.33 ± 4.758

19.47 ± 4.78

7.39 ± 1.33

WC (cm)

87.31 ± 0.93

83.11 ± 0.99

94.1 ± 16.3

86.7 ± 11.5

87.2 ± 15.1

CHOL(mg/dL) †

208.16 ± 8.70

191.05 ± 6.52

173.0 ± 16.3

174.4 ± 76.6

202.0 ± 82.5

G (mg/dL) †

137.42 ± 5.54

120.71 ± 4.18

117.5 ± 56.2

136.1 ± 61.6

118.5 ± 53.2

HDL (mg/dL) †

73.04 ± 2.29

75.29 ± 1.86

63.4 ± 20.4

64.4 ± 24.5

75.8 ± 22.5

BMI (kg/m 2 ) †

23.41 ± 0.43

24.05 ± 0.49

25.2 ± 5.0

23.3 ± 4.6

24.5 ± 6.3

Systolic (mmHg)

120.94 ± 2.25

119.20 ± 2.76

133 ± 19.8

124.0 ± 21.9

122.4 ± 34.7

Diastolic (mmHg)

72.76 ± 2.44

69.93 ± 0.90

80.0 ± 12.4

72.7 ± 12.7

73.5 ± 23.1

FBG (mg/dL)

101.76 ± 5.99

80.95 ± 2.12

88.2 ± 26.6

95.6 ± 48.1

88.3 ± 45.8

RBG (mg/dL)

116 ± 0.0

92.34 ± 2.92

103.4 ± 29.6

102.9 ± 29.7

94.8 ± 26.4

  1. Significant level α = 0.05; FBG = Fasting blood glucose, RBG = Random blood glucose, CHOL = total cholesterol, TG = Triglycerides, WC = waist circumference, HDL = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, BMI = body mass index.
  2. *Statistical significance levels between subgroups presented in Table 4.
  3. †statistically significant difference between gender subgroups.
  4. All missing data variables were excluded from the analysis.
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