Table 2 Nutritional, clinical, and biological features of rural women according to the use of psychoactive substances (n = 1730)

Waist circumference,(cm)

76.2 ± 11.6

74.6 ± 10.7

76.4 ± 11.7

*

75.0 ± 11.8

76.3 ± 11.6

NS

Weight,(kg)

56.4 ± 10.2

53.2 ± 9.0

56.9 ± 10.3

***

52.7 ± 8.1

56.7 ± 10.3

***

Body mass index,(kg/m²)

21.5 ± 3.6

20.2 ± 3.1

21.7 ± 3.6

***

20.2 ± 2.8

21.6 ± 3.6

***

 - Underweight

16.0 (14.3–17.8)

28.6 (22.9–34.8)

13.9 (12.2–15.8)

***

28.4 (20.2–37.9)

15.1 (13.4–17.0)

**

 - Normal

70.9 (68.7–73.1)

66.0 (59.6–72.0)

71.7 (69.4–74.0)

NS

66.1 (56.4–74.9)

71.3 (69.0–73.4)

NS

 - Overweight/obesity

13.1 (11.6–14.8)

5.5 (2.9–9.2)

14.4 (12.6–16.2)

***

5.5 (2.0–11.6)

13.6 (12.0–15.4)

***

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120.0 ± 16.7

122.9 ± 19.8

119.6 ± 16.1

**

119.9 ± 16.3

120.1 ± 16.7

NS

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76.8 ± 10.0

76.6 ± 10.3

76.8 ± 10.0

NS

76.3 ± 9.8

76.8 ± 10.05

NS

Differential blood pressure (mmHg)

43.3 ± 11.8

46.3 ± 13.9

42.8 ± 11.3

***

43.6 ± 11.3

43.2 ± 11.8

NS

High blood pressure, yes (> 140/90 mmHg)

14.6 (13.0–16.4)

16.4 (11.9–21.7)

14.3 (12.6–16.2)

NS

13.8 (7.9–21.7)

14.7 (13.0–16.5)

NS

Blood sugar(mmol/l)

3.9 ± 1.5

4.1 ± 1.5

3.8 ± 1.5

*

4.2 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 1.5

*

Hyperglycemia, yes (> 6.1 mmol/l)

5.0 (4.0–6.1)

5.5 (2.9–9.2)

4.9 (3.9–6.1)

NS

5.5 (2.0–11.6)

4.6 (3.6–5.7)

NS

HDL cholesterol,(mmo/l)

0.9 (0.5)

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.5

NS

1.0 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.5

NS

Total cholesterol,(mmol/l)

3.1 (0.8)

3.1 ± 0.8

3.1 ± 0.8

NS

3.2 ± 1.0

3.0 ± 0.8

*