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Table 2 Age- and gender-specific distribution of mean (SD) anthropometric and biochemical risk factors

From: The prevalence of selected risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Hargeisa, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study

 

Women (n = 955)a

Men (n = 145)a

Age (years)

20–34 years, Mean ± SD

35–49 years, Mean ± SD

50–69 years, Mean ± SD

p-value

20–34 years, Mean ± SD

35–69 years, Mean ± SD

p-value

BMI(kg/m2)

25.5 ± 5.6

28.6 ± 5.9

28.3 ± 5.6

< 0.001

20.8 ± 4.5

23.5 ± 4.2

< 0.001

WC (cm)

81.4 ± 13.6

91.2 ± 13.4

91.2 ± 13.4

< 0.001

75.0 ± 11.4

89.5 ± 11.5

< 0.001

SPB (mmHg)

115.8 ± 13.5

128.7 ± 21.4

146.5 ± 29.1

< 0.001

123.4 ± 22.0

136.7 ± 31.8

0.004

DBP (mmHg)

78.9 ± 9.1

85.8 ± 12.4

89.2 ± 14.2

< 0.001

79.0 ± 10.1

86.8 ± 14.0

< 0.001

FSG (mmol/L)

4.8 ± 1.4

5.6 ± 2.6

5.9 ± 2.9

< 0.001

4.9 ± 1.7

5.8 ± 2.1

0.073

TC (mmol/L)

4.4 ± 1.0

4.6 ± 0.9

5.1 ± 0.8

< 0.001

4.2 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 0.9

0.053

HDL (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

0.457

0.9 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.2

0.127

TC to HDL ratio

3.9 ± 1.0

4.2 ± 1.1

4.5 ± 0.9

< 0.001

4.3 ± 0.9

4.7 ± 0.9

0.118

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.0 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.6

1.6 ± 0.9

< 0.001

1.5 ± 1.9

1.6 ± 0.7

0.739

LDL (mmol/L)

2.5 ± 0.9

2.8 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 1.0

< 0.001

2.3 ± 1.1

3.0 ± 0.8

0.004

  1. an is lower among those who did blood sample (women n = 537, men = 60)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FSG Fasting serum glucose, TC Total cholesterol, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein. TC to HDL ratio: total cholesterol to High-density lipoprotein