Table 2.

Cardiovascular Risk Factors at Different Age-Groups (Mean ± SD) and Trends

Variables	Males				Females
	15–19 years (n = 699)	20–29 years (n = 175)	30–39 years (n = 133)	Regression coefficient, standardized beta, p-value	15–19 years (n = 591)	20–29 years (n = 311)	30–39 years (n = 140)	Regression coefficient, standardized beta, p-value
Body mass index (kg/m2)	19.7 ± 3.3	21.5 ± 4.0	24.1 ± 5.6	2.11 ± 0.17,0.37, <0.001	20.0 ± 3.2	20.2 ± 3.3	24.7 ± 5.1	1.80 ± 0.16, 0.332, <0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	70.6 ± 9.2	77.7 ± 10.8	89.6 ± 14.0	9.04 ± 0.45, 0.53, <0.001	66.8 ± 7.7	69.9 ± 9.1	83.8 ± 11.8	7.12 ± 0.39, 0.491, <0.001
Waist-hip ratio	0.81 ± 0.05	0.85 ± 0.09	0.91 ± 0.07	0.047 ± 0.03, 0.48, <0.001	0.75 ± 0.06	0.78 ± 0.06	0.84 ± 0.07	0.04 ± 0.01, 0.457, <0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	115.0 ± 9.6	118.2 ± 10.8	117.3 ± 15.9	1.56 ± 0.48, 0.10, 0.001	111.0 ± 9.0	110.4 ± 9.5	114.5 ± 17.0	1.16 ± 0.46, 0.078, 0.011
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	74.4 ± 7.2	75.6 ± 8.2	76.5 ± 11.9	1.07 ± 0.36, 0.09, 0.003	72.9 ± 6.9	72.8 7.2	75.0 ± 11.2	0.74 ± 0.33, 0.069, 0.025
Glucose fasting (mg/dl)	90.0 ± 9.2	86.7 ± 2.5	94.1 ± 28.2	1.02 ± 0.61, 0.05, 0.096	88.7 ± 8.3	87.7 ± 8.3	88.4 ± 21.0	-0.36 ± 0.47, -0.024, 0.441
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	144.4 ± 26.0	151.9 ± 38.9	203.9 ± 47.6	25.51 ± 1.5, 0.48, <0.001	156.4 ± 23.0	160.9 25.7	193.0 ± 41.0	14.81 ± 1.19, 0.361, <0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	79.0 ± 25.9	86.8 ± 2.5	130.0 ± 40.9	22.11 ± 1.4, 0.45, <0.001	86.5 ± 24.3	90.9 ± 26.7	126.6 ± 38.0	16.14 ± 1.21, 0.382, <0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	87.5 ± 30.1	104.3 ± 39.9	173.5 ± 111.5	37.99 ± 2.3, 0.47, <0.001	92.7 ± 28.0	88.2 ± 29.5	137.3 ± 70.6	15.54 ± 1.67, 0.277, <0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	47.7 ± 6.8	45.1 ± 7.9	39.2 ± 9.0	-3.94 ± 0.32, -0.36, <0.001	51.1 ± 8.6	52.6 ± 6.2	39.0 ± 8.5	-4.14 ± 0.40, -0.303, <0.001
Total: HDL cholesterol ratio	3.1 ± 0.70	3.5 ± 1.4	5.5 ± 2.1	1.06 ± 0.05, 0.55, <0.001	3.2 ± 0.73	3.2 ± 0.85	5.2 ± 1.72	0.77 ± 0.045, 0.468, <0.001