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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Cardiovascular disease risk factors in a Nigerian population with impaired fasting blood glucose level and diabetes mellitus

 

All population N = 2447

Female N = 1296

Male N = 1151

p-values

Age (years)

43.4 ± 14.8

43.3 ± 14.6

43.4 ± 15.1

0.700

Weight (Kg)

65.3 ± 18.1

64.6 ± 21.8

66.0 ± 12.5

<0.0001

Height (m)

1.6 ± 0.08

1.6 ± 0.07

1.7 ± 0.08

<0.0001

WC (cm)

84.0 ± 10.9

85.1 ± 11.9

82.9 ± 9.7

<0.0001

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.8 ± 6.2

25.6 ± 7.6

24.1 ± 4.0

<0.0001

WHtR

0.52 ± 0.07

0.54 ± 0.07

0.50 ± 0.06

<0.0001

SBP (mmHg)

122.2 ± 20.4

121.1 ± 21.3

123.5 ± 19.3

<0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

78.1 ± 14.2

77.4 ± 15.6

78.8 ± 12.3

<0.0001

TC (mg/dL)

167.5 ± 52.9

173.5 ± 56.1

160.7 ± 48.1

<0.0001

HDL (mg/dL)

50.9 ± 16.8

52.7 ± 17.5

48.7 ± 15.8

<0.0001

TG (mg/dL)

120.0 ± 49.4

117.1 ± 45.5

123.2 ± 53.3

0.042

FBG (mg/dL)

79.9 ± 30.0

79.7 ± 28.9

80.0 ± 31.3

0.377

  1. WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, WHtR waist to height ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, FBG fasting blood glucose