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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants by Gender

From: Metabolic syndrome in indigenous communities in Mexico: a descriptive and cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Overall

Females

Males

P-value*

Participants, n (%)

2596 (100%)

1809 (70%)

787 (30%)

 

Age, years

47.9 ± 16.4

52.4 ± 16.8

45.9 ± 15.8

< 0.0001

Waist circumference, cm

91.4 ± 10.9

91.0 ± 11.2

92.0 ± 10.3

0.03

Triglycerides, mg/dL

189.0 ± 108.6

185.9 ± 104.3

196.3 ± 117.8

0.003

HDL-C, mg/dL

39.5 ± 12.1

40.1 ± 12.9

37.9 ± 12.6

< 0.0001

Glucose, mg/dL

102.9 ± 50.6

102.5 ± 51.8

103.7 ± 47.6

< 0.0001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

126.0 ± 22.5

124.3 ± 22.3

129.9 ± 22.3

< 0.0001

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

73.2 ± 12.0

72.0 ± 11.6

75.0 ± 12.6

< 0.0001

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

177.4 ± 39.4

177.31 ± 39.4

177.5 ± 39.6

0.949

Body mass index, kg/m2

27.5 ± 4.9

27.9 ± 5

26.4 ± 4.2

< 0.0001

Visceral fat, %

9.1 ± 3.8

8.3 ± 3.1

11 ± 4.7

< 0.0001

Body fat, %

36.3 ± 10.6

41.3 ± 7.5

24.9 ± 7.5

< 0.0001

Type 2 diabetes (PD), %

13.7 (12.4–15.1)

14.3 (12.7–16)

12.3 (10.1–14.8)

0.186

Hypertension (PD), %

13.6 (12.3–15)

11.8 (10.4–13.4)

17.8 (15.2–20.6)

< 0.0001

FDR with diabetes, %

21.5 (20–23.2)

21.9 (20.1–23.9)

20.6 (17.8–23.6)

0.597

FDR with hypertension, %

26.9 (25.2–28.7)

26.6 (24.6–28.7)

27.7 (24.6–31)

0.729

Alcohol consumption, %

13 (11.9–14.2)

2 (1.5–2.7)

33.4 (30.6–36.3)

< 0.0001

Smoking, %

7.9 (7–8.8)

1.7 (1.2–2.3)

20.1 (17.8–22.6)

< 0.0001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or frequency (95% confidence intervals) unless otherwise noted. PD, previous diagnostic; FDR, first-degree relationship.
  2. *Comparison of females and males