Table 2.

Distribution of obesity indices, blood pressure, glucose, and lipoproteins among University of Crete medical students

	Men		Women
	N	%	N	%	p-value1
BMI (kg/m2)
< 20.0	30	5.7	83	18.0	<0.001
20.1–24.9	289	54.8	271	58.7
25.0–29.9	181	34.4	92	19.9
≥ 30.0	27	5.1	16	3.4
WC (cm)
< 90 (♂) – < 80 (♀)	355	67.4	361	78.1	<0.001
≥ 90 (♂) – ≥ 80 (♀)	172	32.6	101	21.9
WHpR (cm/cm)
< 0.9 (♂) – < 0.8 (♀)	369	70.0	321	69.5	NS2
≥ 0.9 (♂) – ≥ 0.8 (♀)	158	30.0	141	30.5
WHtR (cm/m)
< 50.0	329	62.4	403	87.2	<0.001
≥ 50.0	198	37.6	59	12.8
Blood pressure (mmHg)
< 130/85	272	51.6	295	63.9	<0.001
≥ 130/85 – < 140/90	185	35.1	136	29.4
≥ 140/90	70	13.3	31	6.7
BG (mmol/l)
< 6.1	404	98.1	344	99.4	NS
≥ 6.1	8	1.9	2	0.6
TC (mmol/l)
< 5.2	390	74.0	352	76.2	NS
5.2–6.1	109	20.6	90	19.5
≥ 6.2	28	5.4	20	4.3
TG (mmol/l)
< 1.5	482	91.4	453	98.0	<0.001
≥ 1.5	45	8.6	9	2.0
HDL-C (mmol/l)
< 0.9	76	14.4	21	4.6	<0.001
≥ 0.9	451	85.6	441	95.4
LDL-C (mmol/l)
< 3.4	365	69.2	352	76.2	NS
3.4–4.0	111	21.1	79	17.1
≥ 4.1	52	9.7	31	6.7
TC:HDL-C
< 4	298	56.5	370	80.1	<0.001
≥ 4	229	43.5	92	19.9

¹ Chi-square test (Fisher's exact test where appropriate) for differences between the genders.² Not significant.