| Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | United States | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 207 | 236 | 249 | 230 | 245 | 1167 |
Fasted blood glucose mg/dL | 100.9 ± 11.7 | 85.0 ± 13.8** | 95.4 ± 9.1** | 107.0 ± 37.3 | 105.8 ± 34.1 | 98.8 ± 25.7 |
Elevated blood glucose (N) % | 41 (19.81) | 12 (5.08)** | 15 (6.02)** | 68 (29.57) | 61 (24.90) | 197 (16.88) |
SBP (mmHg) | 118.9 ± 13.1** | 129.0 ± 17.1** | 121.5 ± 12.8* | 122.7 ± 14.6** | 127.8 ± 14.5 | 124.1 ± 15.0 |
DBP (mmHg) | 68.5 ± 11.4** | 79.6 ± 13.1** | 71.2 ± 11.1** | 75.0 ± 11.4** | 81.0 ± 12.1 | 75.2 ± 12.7 |
Elevated blood pressure, (N) % | 33 (15.94)** | 113 (47.88)** | 46 (18.47)** | 79 (34.35)* | 116 (47.35) | 387 (33.16) |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 88.2 ± 45.9 | 105.2 ± 162.1 | 71.5 ± 32.8 | 97.0 ± 77.1 | 95.8 ± 57.0 | 93.0 ± 91.88 |
Elevated triglycerides, (N) % | 25 (12.08) | 36 (15.25)* | 96 (38.55)** | 36 (15.65) | 38 (15.51) | 231 (19.79) |
HDL (mg/dL) | 44.7 ± 16.4** | 54.0 ± 19.8 | 47.1 ± 12.6** | 47.4 ± 13.7** | 50.1 ± 14.9 | 49.0 ± 16.4 |
Low HDL, (N) % | 92 (44.44)** | 62 (26.27)* | 53 (21.29) | 45 (19.57) | 74 (30.20) | 326 (27.93) |
LDL (mg/dL) | 92.5 ± 30.3* | 80.5 ± 38.3** | 94.5 ± 29.6** | 112.8 ± 35.0 | 112.8 ± 34.2 | 97.6 ± 36.2 |
Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 154.8 ± 35.3** | 155.3 ± 40.3** | 155.9 ± 32.8** | 176.1 ± 35.9 | 182.0 ± 39.0 | 165.8 ± 38.9 |
Ratio cholesterol/HDL (mg/dL) | 3.9 ± 12.2** | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 4.0 ± 1.2* | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 3.6 ± 1.5 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 3.8 ± 12.7 | 5.6 ± 11.6 | 2.2 ± 3.7 | 2.0 ± 2.2* | 4.6 ± 11.6 | 3.7 ± 9.8 |
Abdominal obesity, (N) % | 3 (1.46) | 13 (5.63) | 11 (4.42)** | 29 (12.66)** | 85 (34.98) | 141 (12.19) |
Elevated CM risk, (N) % | 15 (7.25) | 21 (8.90) | 6 (2.41)* | 35 (15.22) | 54 (22.04) | 131 (11.23) |