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. 2008 Apr 7;8:108. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-108

Table 4.

Prevalence of risk factors (%) for CVD by BP groups and gender in the prediabetic subjects

Variable Males (n = 142) Females (n = 185)


Normal (n = 23) Pre-HTN (n = 76) OR (95%CI) HTN (n = 43) OR (95%CI) Normal (n = 48) Pre-HTN (n = 100) OR (95%CI) HTN (n = 36) OR (95%CI)

TC (≥5.0 mmol/L) 39.1 51.3 1.6 (0.6, 4.7) 48.8 1.5 (0.5,4.7) 43.8 47.0 1.2 (0.6, 2.4) 63.9 2.3 (0.9, 6.1)
TG (≥ 1.7 mmol/L) - 23.7 - 11.6 - 4.2 5.1 1.2 (0.2,9.5) 11.1 2.9 (0.4,24.3)
LDL-C (≥ 3.0 mmol/L) 59.1 71.1 1.7 (0.6,5.1) 73.7 1.9 (0.6,6.9) 66.7 71.3 1.3 (0.6,2.8) 75.0 1.5 (0.5,4.4)
HDL-C (≤ 1.03 mmol/L) 34.8 52.6 2.1 (0.7, 6.2) 32.6 0.9 (0.3,3.0) 18.8 18.0 1.0 (0.4,2.5) 25.0 1.5 (0.5,4.6)
BMI (≥25.0 kg/m2) 60.9 59.2 0.9 (0.3,2.7) 53.5 0.7 (0.2,2.3) 39.6 72.3 4.0 (1.8,8.8) 72.2 4.0 (1.4,11.3)
Abnormal WHR (%) 17.4 31.7 2.2 (0.6, 8.5) 34.9 2.5 (0.6, 10.7) 56.3 65.3 1.5 (0.7, 3.1) 77.8 2.7 (0.9, 8.1)
Smoking history (%) 26.1 18.4 0.6 (0.2,2.2) 14.0 0.5 (0.1,1.9) 16.7 8.9 0.5 (0.2,1.5) 8.3 0.5 (0.1,2.1)