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Table 3 Relationship between the lipid profile and Atherogenic index of plasmascores of the health workers and job cadre

From: The ten-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease among public health workers in North-Central Nigeria using Framingham and atherogenic index of plasma risk scores

 

Job cadre

Doctor

Nurse

Pharm

CHEW

Lab

Total

χ2

p value

Variable

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

N

  

T.C

 Optimal

15(36.6)

69(33.7)

2(22.3)

16(53.3)

10(62.5)

112(37.2)

11.235Y

0.188

 Borderline

15(36.6)

80(39.0)

3(33.3)

4(13.4)

2(12.5)

104(34.6)

  

 High risk

11(26.8)

56(27.3)

4(44.4)

10(33.3)

4(25.0)

85(28.2)

  

HDL

 High risk

1(2.4)

16(7.8)

0(0.0)

2(6.7)

3(18.8)

22(7.3)

4.128Y

0.845

 Beneficial

2(4.9)

21(10.2)

1(11.1)

2(6.7)

0(0.0)

26(8.6)

  

LDL

 Optimal

30(73.2)

150(73.2)

8(88.8)

21(70.0)

12(75.0)

221(73.4)

3.199Y

0.999

 Borderline

6(14.6)

26(12.7)

1(11.1)

6(20.0)

2(12.5)

41(13.6)

  

 High risk

5(12.2)

29(14.2)

0(0.0)

3(10.0)

2(12.5)

40(13.0)

  

Triglyceride

 Optimal

38(92.7)

181(88.3)

9(100.0)

26(86.7)

16(100.0)

270(89.7)

1.458Y

0.993

 Borderline

1(2.4)

15(7.3)

0(0.0)

3(10.0)

0(0.0)

19(6.3)

  

 High risk

2(4.9)

9(4.4)

0(0.0)

1(3.3)

0(0.0)

12(4.0)

  

AIP

 Mild risk

41(100.0)

187(91.3)

91(100.0)

28(93.4)

16(100.0)

281(93.4)

3.160Y

0.923

 Intermediate

0(0.0)

13(6.3)

0(0.0)

1(3.3)

0(0.0)

14(4.7)

  

 High risk

0(0.0)

5(2.4)

0(0.0)

1(3.3)

0(0.0)

6(2.0)

  
  1. χ2Chi square test, Y Yates corrected Chi square
  2. *p value < 0.05, Pharm Pharmacists, Lab Laboratory scientist/technician
  3. There was no statistically significant association between the fasting lipid profile as well as the atherogenic index of plasma of the health workers and their job cadre