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Table 2 Characteristics of 5228 Hungarian adult subjects the data of who were recorded in the framework of the Swiss–Hungarian Cooperation Programme (2012–2016)

From: Abdominal obesity increases metabolic risk factors in non-obese adults: a Hungarian cross-sectional study

Characteristics

HWC group n (%)

NWC group n (%)

Total n (%)

WC

607 (11.6)

4621 (88.4)

5228 (100.0)

Gender***

 Male

27 (4.4)

2055 (44.5)

2082 (39.8)

 Female

580 (95.6)

2566 (55.5)

3146 (60.2)

Total

607 (100.0)

4621 (100.0)

5228 (100.0)

Age***

 18–29

113 (18.6)

1852 (40.1)

1965 (37.6)

 30–44

166 (27.3)

1463 (31.7)

1629 (31.2)

 45–59

161 (26.5)

866 (18.7)

1027 (19.6)

 60–74

111 (18.3)

323 (7.0)

434 (8.3)

  ≥ 75

56 (9.2)

117 (2.5)

173 (3.3)

Total

607 (100.0)

4621 (100.0)

5228 (100.0)

Systolic blood pressure***

 Normal (< 140 mmHg)

441 (74.2)

3884 (85.2)

4325 (83.9)

 High (≥140 mmHg)

153 (25.8)

675 (14.8)

828 (16.1)

Total

594 (100.0)

4559 (100.0)

5153 (100.0)

Fasting blood glucose**

 Normal (< 6.1 mmol/L)

448 (91.2)

3361 (94.3)

3809 (93.9)

 High (≥6.1 mmol/L)

43 (8.8)

205 (5.7)

248 (6.1)

Total

491 (100.0)

3566 (100.0)

4057 (100.0)

Total cholesterol***

 Normal (< 5.2 mmol/L)

243 (50.3)

2184 (62.5)

2427 (61.0)

 High (≥5.2 mmol/L)

240 (49.7)

1313 (37.5)

1553 (39.0)

Total

483 (100.0)

3497 (100.0)

3980 (100.0)

HDL cholesterol

 Normal (≥1.0 mmol/L)

292 (95.4)

2356 (95.8)

2648 (95.7)

 Low (< 1.0 mmol/L)

14 (4.6)

104 (4.2)

118 (4.3)

Total

306 (100.0)

2460 (100.0)

2766 (100.0)

LDL cholesterol

 Normal (< 2.6 mmol/L)

70 (31.4)

616 (34.3)

686 (34.0)

 High (≥2.6 mmol/L)

153 (68.6)

1181 (65.7)

1334 (66.0)

Total

223 (100.0)

1797 (100.0)

2020 (100.0)

Triglyceride**

 Normal (< 1.7 mmol/L)

385 (80.2)

2966 (85.2)

3351 (84.6)

 High (≥1.7 mmol/L)

95 (19.8)

514 (14.8)

609 (15.4)

Total

480 (100.0)

3480 (100.0)

3960 (100.0)

  1. LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein
  2. NWC: normal WC group with normal weight: WC ≤88 cm and BMI < 25 kg/m2 in females; and WC ≤102 cm and BMI < 25 kg/m2 in males
  3. HWC: high WC group with normal weight: WC > 88 cm and BMI < 25 kg/m2 in females; and WC > 102 cm and BMI < 25 kg/m2 in males
  4. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference
  5. **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001 (Chi-square test of independence)