Table 2.
Proportion of Abnormal Physiological or Biochemical Marker Profiles by Age Group and Sex
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Age-groups |
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20–30years (n=135) |
31–40years (n=517) |
41–50years (n=410) |
51–60years (n=173) |
61 and over (n=180) |
Total (n=1415) |
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| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Men | ||||||||||||
| TC | 10.0 | 1.7–18.3 | 21.8 | 17.2–26.4 | 36.4 | 30.0–42.8 | 37.7 | 25.5–49.9 | 37.9 | 27.7–48.1 | 28.6 | 25.3–31.9 |
| TG | 32.0 | 19.1–44.9 | 41.3 | 35.8–46.8 | 45.3 | 38.6–52.0 | 42.6 | 30.2–55.0 | 50.6 | 40.1–61.1 | 43.1 | 39.5–46.7 |
| HDL-C | 16.0 | 5.8–26.2 | 15.1 | 11.1–19.1 | 17.3 | 12.2–22.4 | 14.8 | 5.9–23.7 | 14.9 | 7.4–22.4 | 15.7 | 13.0–18.4 |
| LDL-C | 6.0 | 0.0–12.6 | 6.4 | 3.7–9.1 | 8.4 | 4.7–12.1 | 8.2 | 1.3–15.1 | 10.3 | 3.9–16.7 | 7.6 | 5.7–9.5 |
| BMI | 32.0 | 19.1–44.9 | 43.9 | 38.4–49.4 | 53.7 | 47.0–60.4 | 41.0 | 28.7–53.3 | 57.5 | 47.1–67.9 | 47.4 | 43.8–51.0 |
| WHR | 36.0 | 22.7–49.3 | 35.6 | 30.3–40.9 | 58.4 | 51.8–65.0 | 37.3 | 25.5–49.9 | 59.8 | 49.5–70.1 | 45.4 | 41.8–49.0 |
| Women | ||||||||||||
| TC | 9.4 | 3.2–15.6 | 17.6 | 12.4–22.8 | 19.9 | 14.3–25.5 | 20.5 | 13.0–28.0 | 17.2 | 9.5–24.9 | 17.7 | 14.9–20.5 |
| TG | 25.9 | 16.6–35.2 | 22.4 | 16.7–28.1 | 20.9 | 15.2–26.6 | 25.0 | 17.0–33.0 | 35.5 | 25.8–45.2 | 24.6 | 21.4–27.8 |
| HDL-C | 15.3 | 7.6–23.0 | 20.5 | 15.0–26.0 | 19.4 | 13.9–24.9 | 13.4 | 7.1–19.7 | 28.0 | 18.9–37.1 | 19.4 | 16.5–22.3 |
| LDL-C | 5.9 | 0.9–10.9 | 8.3 | 4.5–12.5 | 8.7 | 4.8–12.6 | 16.1 | 9.3–12.9 | 16.1 | 8.6–23.6 | 10.4 | 8.1–12.7 |
| BMI | 21.2 | 12.5–29.9 | 25.4 | 19.4–31.4 | 24.0 | 18.0–30.0 | 29.5 | 21.1–37.9 | 21.5 | 13.2–29.8 | 24.6 | 21.4–27.8 |
| WHR | 29.4 | 19.7–39.1 | 35.6 | 29.0–42.2 | 33.7 | 27.1–40.3 | 39.3 | 30.3–48.3 | 38.7 | 28.8–48.6 | 35.3 | 31.7–38.9 |
CI, confidence interval.