Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of Pune Indian individuals and UK white subjects.
| Pune Indians | UK Whites | |
| N | 557 | 237 |
| % male | 45 | 52 |
| Age (Yrs) | 36 (32–40) | 34 (31–38) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.3 (19.7–24.9) | 26 (23.2–28.6) |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 155 (133 – 184) | 187 (168 – 215) |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 40 (32 – 49) | 53 (46 – 64) |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 94 (77 – 118) | 113 (93 – 139) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 85 (59 – 119) | 84 (62 – 117) |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 88 (80–96) | 85 (79–88) |
| Fasting insulin (mg/dl) | 34 (22–50) | 53 (42–75) |
Pune Indian individuals (adults from the Pune Children Study) and UK white subjects (adults from the Plymouth EarlyBird study).
Data presented as median (interquartile range); BMI; Body Mass Index, HDL; High Density Lipoprotein, LDL; Low Density Lipoprotein.