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. 2010 Dec 14;10:339. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-339

Table 5.

Characteristics of the 796 newly recruited patients in 57 NPC facilities.

Patient characteristics
Sex Female 69%
Age in years (standard deviation) 60 (12)
Abdominal Obesity 52.3%
Patients with hypertension (n = 732)
 - WHO Grade 1 (140-159/90-99 mmHg) 25.2%
 - WHO Grade 2 (160-179/100-109 mmHg) 35.3%
 - WHO Grade 3 (≥ 180/110 mmHg) 39.5%
 - Hypertension and IFG 18.7%
Patients with diabetes (n = 144)
 - FPG 7-10.9 mmol/l 52.8%
 - FPG ≥ 11 mmol/l 47.2%
 - Co-morbidity with diabetes and hypertension 61.8%

Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 80 cm for women and ≥ 94 cm for men. FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; IFG: Impaired fasting glucose (5.6-6.9 mmol/l).