Table 1.

Cardiovascular risk factors (median, range) by gender and body mass index (BMI) in the population of Croatian Adriatic islands

	BMI groups*
	men (n = 454)				women (n = 547)
Parameters	normal weight (n = 85)	overweight (n = 247)	obesity (n = 122)	P†	normal weight (n = 141)	overweight (n = 260)	obesity (n = 146)	P†
Total cholesterol (<5.2 mmol/L)‡	5.2 (3.12–9.78)	5.9 (3.30–11.41)	5.4 (3.18–9.99)	0.002	5.7 (2.92–11.72)	6.2 (3.71–11.75)	6.2 (3.52–10.44)	0.013
LDL cholesterol (2.0-3.9 mmol/L)‡	3.6 (1.42–8.38)	4.1 (1.45–8.51)	3.5 (1.58–7.34)	<0.001	4.1 (1.42–9.87)	4.4 (1.89–9.72)	4.4 (1.34–7.62)	0.273
HDL cholesterol (0.9-1.4 mmol/L)‡	1.1 (0.59–1.31)	1.0 (0.50–1.31)	1.1 (0.55–1.41)	0.224	1.1 (0.77–1.45)	1.0 (0.62–1.92)	1.1 (0.51–1.34)	0.095
Triglycerides (0-1.5 mmol/L)‡	1.1 (0.46–7.07)	1.2 (0.46–10.61)	1.4 (0.61–11.79)	<0.001	1.1 (0.44–3.15)	1.2 (0.49–4.25)	1.3 (0.58–5.17)	<0.001
Glucose (4.2-6.4 mmol/L)‡	5.3 (3.73–8.58)	5.4 (3.78–18.15)	5.8 (4.02–16.24)	<0.001	5.2 (3.54–13.58)	5.4 (3.53–18.68)	5.6 (3.73–20.86)	<0.001
Systolic pressure (<140mm Hg)‡	141.2 (94–200)	145.6 (100–198)	147.2 (106–233)	0.030	135.5 (99–218)	138.6 (97–207)	149.3 (95–227)	<0.001
Diastolic pressure (<90 mm Hg)‡	86.48 (63–123)	89.7 (55–120)	92.8 (61–124)	<0.001	83.9 (50–121)	87.3 (55–125)	91.08 (68–126)	<0.001

*Normal weight – BMI<25; over-weight – BMI = 25-29.99; obesity – BMI≥30. There were no underweight persons.

†Kruskal-Wallis test.

‡Laboratory referent values.