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Table 4 Anthropometric variables, laboratory markers and hypertension in Mura indigenous individuals. Autazes - Amazonas, Brazil

From: Cardiovascular risk factors with an emphasis on hypertension in the Mura Indians from Amazonia

Variables

Hypertension

p-values

No (n = 334)

Yes (n = 121)

Total sample (N = 455)

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

25.82 (4.38)

28.94 (5.07)

26.65 (4.77)

< 0.001a

Neck circumference

< 0.001b

 Normal

151 (45.2)

30 (24.8)

181 (39.8)

 

 Increased

183 (54.8)

91 (75.2)

274 (60.2)

Waist circumference

  

< 0.001b

 Normal

203 (60.8)

31 (25.6)

234 (51.4)

 

 Increased

131 (39.2)

90 (74.4)

221 (48.6)

Body fat percentage

< 0.001b

 Low

8 (2.4)

4 (3.3)

12 (2.6)

 

 Normal

111 (33.2)

17 (14.0)

128 (28.1)

 High

215 (64.4)

100 (82.6)

315 (69.3)

Visceral fat

< 0.001b

 Normal

255 (76.3)

58 (47.9)

313 (68.8)

 

 High

79 (23.7)

63 (52.1)

142 (31.2)

Conicity index

1.25 (0.07)

1.32 (0.05)

1.27 (0.08)

< 0.001a

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

151.5 (99.8)

196.7 (111.3)

163.5 (104.7)

< 0.001b

 Desirable

219 (65.6)

51 (42.1)

270 (59.3)

< 0.001b

 Borderline

49 (14.7)

29 (24.0)

78 (17.1)

 High

56 (16.8)

37 (30.6)

93 (20.5)

 Very high

10 (3.0)

4 (3.3)

14 (3.1)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

183.7 (28.6)

197.5 (39.0)

187.4 (32.2)

< 0.001a

 Desirable

256 (76.6)

74 (61.2)

330 (72.5)

0.001a

 Borderline

58 (17.4)

27 (22.3)

85 (18.7)

 High

20 (6.0)

20 (16.5)

40 (8.8)

Glycaemia (mg/dL)

68.9 (20.0)

78.5 (30.2)

71.4 (23.5)

< 0.001a

 Normal

327 (97.9)

111 (91.7)

438 (96.3)

0.008a

 Decreased glucose tolerance

1 (0.3)

2 (1.7)

3 (0.7)

 Diabetes mellitus

6 (1.8)

8 (6.6)

14 (3.0)

  1. aStudent’s t-test
  2. bPearson’s chi-square test
  3. BMI Body mass index