Table 6: Fasting blood glucose and lipid profile of participants by setting.
Variables (mmol/L) |
Rural (n = 120) 2n (%) |
Urban (n = 180) n (%) |
Total (N = 300) N (%) |
p -value1 |
FBG |
|
|
|
|
(Mean ± SD)3 |
4.76 ± 0.87 |
5.02 ± 1.35 |
4.92 ± 1.19 |
0.06 |
˂ 3.9 |
10 (8.4) |
17 (9.4) |
27 (9.0) |
|
3.9-5.5 |
97 (80.8) |
123 (68.4) |
220 (73.3) |
|
5.6-6.9 |
12 (10.0) |
27 (15.0) |
39 (13.0) |
|
≥ 7 |
1 (0.8) |
13 (7.2) |
14 (4.7) |
|
Total cholesterol |
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(Mean ± SD) |
4.11 ± 1.49 |
4.97 ± 1.29 |
4.62 ± 1.43 |
< 0.01** |
˂ 5.2 |
94 (78.3) |
110 (61.1) |
204 (68.0) |
|
≥ 5.2 |
26 (21.7) |
70 (38.9) |
96 (32.0) |
|
Triglycerides |
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(Mean ± SD) |
1.29 ± 0.75 |
1.80 ± 0.82 |
1.60 ± 0.83 |
< 0.01** |
˂ 2.3 |
116 (96.7) |
146 (81.1) |
262 (87.3) |
|
≥ 2.3 |
4 (3.3) |
34 (18.9) |
38 (12.7) |
|
HDL Cholesterol |
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(Mean ± SD) |
0.72 ± 0.25 |
0.82 ± 0.23 |
0.78 ± 0.24 |
< 0.01** |
˂ 1 |
106 (88.3) |
146 (81.1) |
252 (84.0) |
|
1-1.29 |
12 (10) |
29 (16.1) |
41 (13.7) |
|
≥ 1.3 |
2 (1.7) |
5 (2.8) |
7 (2.3) |
|
LDL Cholesterol |
||||
(Mean ± SD) |
2.82 ± 1.22 |
3.35 ± 1.15 |
3.14 ± 1.19 |
< 0.01** |
˂ 3.4 |
84 (70.0) |
108 (60.0) |
192 (64.0) |
|
≥ 3.4 |
36 (30.0) |
72 (40.0) |
108 (36.0) |
FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein, 1Significance based on independent sample t-test, 2proportions, 3Mean±SD indicates mean ± standard deviation, **p-values significant at p < 0.05.