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Table 3 Comparison of cardiometabolic risk factors by sex using modified NCEP and IDF criteria

From: The modified NCEP ATP III criteria maybe better than the IDF criteria in diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome among Malays in Kuala Lumpur

  

NCEP only

(n = 47)

(Male = 36, Female = 11)

Both

(NCEP and IDF)

(n = 571)

(Male = 295, Female = 266)

Neither

(NCEP or IDF)

(n = 876)

(Male = 517, female = 359)

  

Mean ± s.d.

p

Mean ± s.d.

p

Mean ± s.d.

p

Age (years)

Male

49.1 ± 4.4

0.98

48.7 ± 6.6

0.17

47.6 ± 6.7

0.02

 

Female

49.1 ± 5.5

 

48.0 ± 5.6

 

46.6 ± 5.9

 

BMI

Male

24.0 ± 2.3

0.20

28.5 ± 3.4

<0.001

25.4 ± 4.1

0.03

 

Female

25.0 ± 2.0

 

30.8 ± 5.0

 

25.9 ± 4.4

 

Waist (cm)

Male

84.9 ± 3.5

<0.001

97.6 ± 7.9

<0.001

88.5 ± 10.9

<0.001

 

Female

75.9 ± 2.6

 

93.3 ± 9.8

 

81.9 ± 10.1

 

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Male

140.4 ± 14.6

0.19

139.9 ± 17.0

0.46

129.3 ± 16.7

<0.001

 

Female

147.9 ± 21.3

 

138.8 ± 19.5

 

122.8 ± 16.3

 

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Male

87.0 ± 8.4

0.35

86.6 ± 10.6

0.85

79.8 ± 10.4

<0.001

 

Female

91.0 ± 12.9

 

86.8 ± 11.3

 

76.9 ± 10.6

 

Glucose (mmol/l)

Male

8.1 ± 4.9

0.34

6.6 ± 2.8

0.96

5.1 ± 1.0

0.01

 

Female

9.6 ± 4.6

 

6.6 ± 2.9

 

4.9 ± 0.8

 

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

Male

6.1 ± 1.2

0.20

5.7 ± 1.1

0.15

5.6 ± 0.9

0.02

 

Female

5.6 ± 0.8

 

5.6 ± 1.1

 

5.5 ± 1.2

 

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

Male

2.9 ± 1.4

0.07

2.3 ± 1.1

<0.001

1.4 ± 0.7

<0.001

 

Female

2.1 ± 0.8

 

1.8 ± 1.2

 

0.9 ± 0.4

 

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

Male

1.0 ± 0.1

<0.001

1.1 ± 0.2

<0.001

1.3 ± 0.2

<0.001

 

Female

1.2 ± 0.2

 

1.2 ± 0.2

 

1.5 ± 0.3

 

LDL- cholesterol (mmol/l)

Male

3.9 ± 1.1

0.12

3.6 ± 1.0

0.51

3.8 ± 0.9

<0.001

 

Female

3.2 ± 1.1

 

3.6 ± 0.9

 

3.5 ± 0. 8

 
  1. CI: Confidence Interval; s.d: standard deviation
  2. BMI: Body Mass Index, HDL: High Density Lipoprotein, LDL:Low Density Lipoprotein