Table 1 Base line values on CVD risk factors (2011)

Continuous variables

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

p-value

 Weight (kg)

91.3 (14.9)

67

72.4 (13.2)

89

80.5 (16.8)

156

90.4 (12.4)

72

72.9 (12.2)

75

81.4 (15.1)

147

.599

 BMI (kg/m2)

27.98 (3.6)

67

26.71 (4.9)

89

27.26 (4.4)

156

27.83 (3.2)

72

26.47 (4.1)

75

27.14 (3.8)

147

.795

 WC (cm)

103.4 (11.5)

68

92.6 (12.3)

90

97.3 (13.1)

158

101.1 (8.8)

72

91.4 (10.3)

75

96.2 (10.7)

147

.422

 HC (cm)

106.9 (6.6)

68

105.6 (9.2)

90

106.1 (8.2)

158

106.6 (6.3)

72

106.0 (8.3)

76

106.3 (7.4)

148

.872

 WHR

0.97 (0.07)

68

0.88 (0.07)

90

0.91 (0.08)

158

0.95 (0.05)

71

0.86 (0.06)

75

0.90 (0.07)

146

.198

 SBP (mm Hg)

136.8 (13.6)

68

127.8 (15.3)

90

131.6 (15.2)

158

133.1 (15.7)

73

132.1 (17.5)

76

132.6 (16.6)

149

.605

 DBP (mm Hg)

86.7 (9.0)

68

79.0 (8.7)

90

82.3 (9.6)

158

85.0 (10.2)

73

82.2 (8.9)

76

83.5 (9.6)

149

.258

 Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.6 (1.0)

41

6.3 (1.2)

48

6.0 (1.2)

89

5.8 (1.1)

57

6.5 (1.1)

55

6.1 (1.2)

112

.401

 HbA1c (mmol/mol)

38.2 (7.7)

70

36.7 (4.1)

95

37.4 (5.9)

165

37.9 (10.3)

85

37.0 (3.4)

88

37.4 (7.6)

173

.893

 Fp glucose (mmol/L)

6.3 (1.4)

68

5.6 (0.6)

88

5.9 (1.1)

156

6.3 (1.4)

79

5.7 (0.67)

83

6.0 (0.9)

162

.347

 Alcohol consumption^a

38.3 (31.3)

61

20.3 (19.7)

57

29.6 (27.8)

118

42.8 (35.2)

79

21.0 (18.9)

68

32.7 (30.7)

147

.398

Categorical variables

%

%

%

%

%

%

 Low physical activity^b

83.3

66

73.9

88

77.9

154

75.0

84

74.7

87

74.9

171

.516

 Unfavourable diet^c

69.2

52

43.1

65

54.7

117

74.6

67

28.2

71

50.7

138

.526

 Daily smokers

7.4

68

12.6

87

10.3

155

10.8

83

11.8

85

11.3

168

.776