Table 5: Fasting blood glucose and lipid profile of participants by gender.
|
Variables (mmol/L)
|
Male (n = 134) 2n (%) |
Female (n = 166) n (%) |
Total (N = 300) N (%) |
p-value1 |
|
FBG |
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|
(Mean ± SD)3 |
4 .72 ± 0.89 |
5.08 ± 1.36 |
4.92 ± 1.19 |
0.01** |
|
˂ 3.9 |
18 (13.4) |
9 (5.4) |
27 (9.0) |
|
|
3.9-5.5 |
98 (73.1) |
122 (73.5) |
220 (73.3) |
|
|
5.6-6.9 |
15 (11.2) |
24 (14.5) |
39 (13.0) |
|
|
≥ 7 |
3 (2.2) |
11 (6.6) |
14 (4.7) |
|
|
Total cholesterol |
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|
(Mean ± SD) |
4.41 ± 1.38 |
4.80 ± 1.45 |
4.62 ± 1.43 |
0.02** |
|
˂ 5.2 |
104 (77.6) |
100 (60.2) |
204 (68.0) |
|
|
≥ 5.2 |
30 (22.4) |
66 (39.8) |
96 (32.0) |
|
|
Triglycerides |
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|
(Mean ± SD) |
1.58 ± 0.75 |
1.61 ± 0.89 |
1.60 ± 0.83 |
0.69 |
|
˂ 2.3 |
119 (88.8) |
143 (86.1) |
262 (87.3) |
|
|
≥ 2.3 |
15 (11.2) |
23 (13.9) |
38 (12.7) |
|
|
HDL - cholesterol |
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|
(Mean ± SD) |
0.73 ± 0.22 |
0.82 ± 0.26 |
0.78 ± 0.24 |
< 0.01** |
|
˂ 1 |
122 (91.0) |
130 (78.3) |
252 (84.0) |
|
|
1-1.29 |
11 (8.2) |
30 (18.1) |
41 (13.7) |
|
|
≥ 1.3 |
1 (0.7) |
6 (3.6) |
7 (2.3) |
|
|
LDL - cholesterol |
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|
(Mean ± SD) |
2.99 ± 1.18 |
3.25 ± 1.19 |
3.14 ± 1.19 |
0.06 |
|
˂ 3.4 |
93 (69.4) |
99 (59.6) |
192 (64.0) |
|
|
≥ 3.4 |
41 (30.6) |
67 (40.4) |
108 (36.0) |
|
FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; mean± SD = Mean ± standard deviation; 1Significance based on independent t-test, 2proportions; **p-value significant at < 0.05.