Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population in urban and rural areas
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| Urban | Rural | P | Urban | Rural | P | |
| n | 106 | 59 | 226 | 61 | ||
| Age (years) | 50.65 ± 15.08 | 52.98 ± 16.79 | 0.303(NS) | 48.16 ± 13.59 | 51.77 ± 16.34 | 0.112(NS) |
| Height (cm) | 1.70 ± 0.07 | 1.67 ± 0.07 | 0.006 | 1.62 ± 0.07 | 1.58 ± 0.08 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 77.00 ± 15.64 | 65.81 ± 13.54 | <0.001 | 77.24 ± 15.99 | 61.34 ± 16.26 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/cm2) | 26.43 ± 4.72 | 23.63 ± 4.33 | <0.001 | 29.60 ± 5.86 | 24.60 ± 5.96 | <0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 91.74 ± 12.28 | 85.58 ± 10.98 | 0.001 | 96.28 ± 12.56 | 85.97 ± 15.03 | <0.001 |
| WHR (cm) | 0.91 ± 0.07 | 0.90 ± 0.07 | 0.690(NS) | 0.88 ± 0.08 | 0.89 ± 0.09 | 0.602(NS) |
| BF (%) | 22.10 ± 7.81 | 17.59 ± 6.89 | 0.001 | 34.45 ± 7.96 | 26.70 ± 9.99 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 138 ± 25 | 142 ± 31 | 0.773(NS) | 134 ± 29 | 129 ± 29. | 0.525(NS) |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 85 ± 18 | 88 ± 18 | 0.346(NS) | 84 ± 16 | 81 ± 13 | 0.192(NS) |
| RHR (bpm) | 74 ± 11 | 76 ± 13 | 0.217(NS) | 78 ± 12 | 81 ± 12 | 0.408(NS) |
| Blood glucose (mmol/l) | 5.15 ± 1.36 | 5.32 ± 2.89 | 0.973(NS) | 5.24 ± 1.97 | 5.20 ± 2.11 | 0.057(NS) |
| TC(mmol/l) | 4.44 ± 1.02 | 3.57 ± 0.97 | <0.001 | 4.71 ± 1.04 | 3.14 ± 0.97 | <0.001 |
| HDL-c (mmol/l) | 1.93 ± 0.89 | 2.60 ± 0.10 | <0.001 | 2.10 ± 0.90 | 2.25 ± 0.91 | 0.323(NS) |
| LDL-c (mmol/l) | 1.97 ± 1.14 | 1.44 ± 0.46 | 0.005 | 2.05 ± 1.21 | 1.36 ± 0.17 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/l) | 1.23 ± 0.39 | 1.17 ± 0.64 | 0.017 | 1.27 ± 0.44 | 1.17 ± 0.40 | 0.066(NS) |
| LDL/HDL-c Ratio | 1.64 ± 2.18 | 0.70 ± 0.58 | 0.001 | 1.59 ± 2.45 | 0.73 ± 0.36 | 0.009 |
Values are means ± SD; n, number of subjects