Table 2.

Means (and standard error) of cardiovascular risk markers, by gender and urban-rural status

	Urban-rural comparison
	Men				Women
	No. Urban/Rural	Urban	Rural	Age adjusted p-value	No. Urban/Rural	Urban	Rural	Age adjusted p-value
Mean SBP	705/1395	143 (24)	140 (24)	<0.0001	726/1550	143 (26)	140 (25)	<0.0001
Mean DBP	705/1395	84 (14)	81 (13)	<0.0001	726/1550	86 (14)	83 (13)	<0.0001
Glucose	692/1373	5.8 (2.9)	4.8 (2.0)	<0.0001	704/1527	5.7 (2.8)	5.1 (2.3)	<0.0001
Cholesterol	698/1342	4.5 (0.9)	4.3 (0.9)	0.0004	718/1514	4.8 (0.9)	4.7 (1.0)	0.08
BMI	700/1385	24 (6)	22 (4)	<0.0001	718/1543	27 (6)	24 (6)	<0.0001
Waist	703/1390	92 (13)	86 (11)	<0.0001	719/1546	96 (13)	89 (13)	<0.0001
WHR	703/1390	0.92 (0.07)	0.92 (0.06)	0.0009	718/1546	0.89 (0.06)	0.89 (0.08)	0.34