Table 2.

Cardiovascular risk factor distribution; all figures shown as means (95% CI).

	Inland		Coastal
	Urban N=1243	Rural N=465	Urban N=581	Rural N=177
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	130.9 (129.8–132.0)	133.5 (131.8–135.1)	128.7 (126.9–130.6)	136.3 (132.4–140.2)
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	80.2 (79.6–80.8)	82.0 (81.1–82.9)	79.4 (78.3–80.5)	82.4 (80.0–84.7)
TC (mmol/l)	5.9 (5.8–6.0)	5.8 (5.6–5.9)	5.9 (5.8–6.0)	5.5 (5.3–5.7)
HDL (mmol/l)	1.6 (1.5–1.6)	1.6 (1.5–1.6)	1.5 (1.5–1.6)	1.6 (1.5–1.7)
LDL (mmol/l)	3.5 (3.4–3.6)	3.6 (3.5–3.7)	3.6 (3.4–3.6)	3.3 (3.1–3.5)
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.8 (1.7–1.9)	2.0 (1.8–2.1)	1.8 (1.7–1.9)	1.8 (1.6–2.0)
FBG (mmol/l)	6.0 (4.9–7.1)	7.2 (5.8–8.8)	5.7 (5.6–5.8)	5.3 (5.0–5.6)

TC – total cholesterol; HDL – high density lipoproteins; LDL – low density lipoproteins; FBG – fasting blood glucose.