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. 2013 Mar 27;12:43. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-12-43

Table 1.

The baseline characteristics in residents of the European North of Russia

  N Body mass index, kg/m2 Total cholesterol, mmol/l Triglycerides, mmol/l HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l Glucose, mmol/l
Men, n = 463
1 group
71
19.2
3.75
0.83
1.06
3.83
13-15 years
(17.4; 21.3)
(3.33; 4.20)
(0.69; 1.02)
(0.91; 1.27)
(3.38; 4.63)
2 group
97
19.4
3.55
0.93
0.99
3.99
17-21 years
(18.1; 20.9)
(2.63; 4.09)
(0.80; 1.10)
(0.86; 1.39)
(3.48: 4.60)
3 group
101
25.1
4.05
1.16
1.29
4.41
22-35 years
(23.1; 26.9)
(3.53; 4.56)
(0.92; 1.33)
(0.88; 1.51)
(4.04; 4.84)
4 group
90
25.4
4.46
1.13
1.35
4.49
36-45 years
(23.0; 27.5)
(3.89; 4.86)
(0.93; 1.36)
(1.16; 1.62)
(4.03; 4.88)
5 group
104
26.7
4.31
1.02
1.42
4.56
46-60 years
(24.3; 28.4)
(3.86; 4.75)
(0.86; 1.20)
(1.12; 1.62)
(4.09; 5.08)
p value
 
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Women, n = 474
1 group
80
20.2
3.65
0.84
1.06
3.67
13-15 years
(18.4; 22.1)
(3.27; 4.26)
(0.70; 1.05)
(0.95; 1.30)
(3.17; 4.34)
2 group
101
20.1
3.59
0.94
1.13
3.86
17-21 years
(18.0; 22.1)
(3.11; 4.13)
(0.81; 1.07)
(0.96; 1.49)
(3.42; 4.27)
3 group
107
20.8
3.88
0.81
1.47
3.93
22-35 years
(19.1; 23.5)
(3.58; 4.33)
(0.69; 0.98)
(1.05; 1.79)
(3.43; 4.55)
4 group
85
23.9
4.29
0.87
1.60
4.13
36-45 years
(21.3; 27.6)
(3.84; 4.68)
(0.68; 1.08)
(1.13; 1.81)
(3.73; 4.74)
5 group
101
26.9
4.44
0.94
1.62
4.30
46-60 years
(25.4; 27.9)
(4.03; 4.83)
(0.80; 1.14)
(1.41; 1.88)
(3.92; 4.85)
p value   <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Data are expressed as median (interquartile range).

p value; Statistical significance of differences between age groups was estimated using the Kruskal-Wallis test.