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Table 6 Cardiometabolic statistics and prevalence by site for women

From: The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition

Women

Ghana

South Africa

Jamaica

Seychelles

United States

Overall

N

293

268

251

270

257

1339

Fasted blood glucose mg/dL

99.8 ± 12.5

83.1 ± 28.8**

90.9 ± 9.2**

95.3 ± 17.9

100.6 ± 35.4

94.0 ± 23.7

Elevated blood sugar (N) %

53 (18.09)

11 (4.10)**

9 (3.59)**

24 (8.89)*

44 (17.12)

141 (10.53)

SBP (mmHg)

110.4 ± 15.1**

118.1 ± 18.6

115.2 ± 14.7

110.9 ± 12.7**

117.4 ± 16.2

114.3 ± 15.9

DBP (mmHg)

66.1 ± 11.4**

76.3 ± 11.8

72.1 ± 11.4**

71.2 ± 9.9**

79.6 ± 13.2

72.9 ± 12.5

Elevated blood pressure (N) %

31 (10.58)**

192 (28.36)

52 (20.72)**

58 (21.48)**

89 (34.63)

306 (22.85)

Trigs (mg/dL)

77.5 ± 45.0**

76.3 ± 37.1**

74.3 ± 38.4**

64.5 ± 35.6**

96.7 ± 61.6

77.6 ± 43.5

High triglycerides (N) %

17 (5.8)**

11 (4.10)**

18 (7.17)**

12 (4.44)**

50 (19.46)

108 (8.07)

HDL (mg/dL)

47.1 ± 13.2**

46.2 ± 16.5**

46.1 ± 11.8**

47.9 ± 12.2**

51.8 ± 14.8

47.8 ± 14.1

Low HDL (N) %

156 (53.24)**

176 (65.67)**

156 (62.15)**

96 (35.56)

110 (42.80)

694 (51.83)

LDL (mg/dL)

103.4 ± 29.7

98.5 ± 27.8**

106.2 ± 28.4

109.3 ± 33.0

107.4 ± 33.1

104.6 ± 30.5

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

166.0 ± 34.4**

159.9 ± 33.3**

167.2 ± 33.9**

166 ± 34.5**

178.5 ± 38.6

167.3 ± 35.38

Ratio cholesterol/HDL (mg/dL)

3.7 ± 1.1**

3.7 ± 1.0

3.8 ± 0.98**

3.8 ± 1.2**

3.6 ± 0.97

3.7 ± 1.1

CRP (mg/dL)

5.3 ± 13.5

9.5 ± 19.6*

5.4 ± 7.2

3.9 ± 5.7

7.3 ± 9.7

6.3 ± 12.5

Abdominal obesity (N) %

95 (32.53)

179 (67.04)

148 (59.2)

124 (45.93)

196 (76.26)

742 (55.54)

Elevated CM risk (N) %

26 (8.87)**

42 (15.67)*

38 (15.14)*

28 (10.37)*

70 (27.24)

204 (15.24)

  1. *p < 0.05, and **p < 0.01. Reference is USA. Cardiometabolic conditions are defined by using ATP III Guidelines [30]