Table 1.
Characteristics of the sib-pairs from the Indian Migration Study
|
Study traits |
Indian Migration Study (IMS) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban dwellers | Rural dwellers | P-value | All participants | |
|
Sample Size |
4032 |
2324 |
|
6356 |
|
Men (%) |
52.6% |
66.3% |
<0.0001§ |
57.6% |
|
Age (Years) |
41.5 (9.4)* |
39.9 (11.5) |
<0.0001|| |
40.8 (10.3) |
|
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) |
24.9 (4.4) |
22.0 (4.1) |
<0.0001|| |
23.4 (1.21) |
|
Triglycerides‡ |
137.5 (71.3) |
128.2 (64.6) |
<0.0001|| |
134.1 (69.1) |
|
Total Cholesterol‡ |
186.5 (44.8) |
177.5 (44.9) |
<0.0001|| |
183.2 (45.1) |
|
HDL-cholesterol‡ |
43.8 (9.4) |
43.0 (9.4) |
0.003 |
43.5 (9.5) |
|
LDL-cholesterol‡ |
114.8 (39.1) |
110.5 (69.6) |
<0.0001|| |
113.2 (52.4) |
| Hypertension† | 18.8% | 16.9% | <0.0001§ | 18.1% |
Data presented as mean (SD); *SD: Standard deviation; †Hypertension was defined using cut-off of Systolic Blood Pressure ≥140 mm of Hg and Diastolic Blood Pressure ≥90 mm of Hg; ‡All values presented in mg/dl; §p-value from a χ2 test and ||p-value form a test for trend.