Table 1.
Characteristics of men and women surveyed in Guatemala, 2002–4 (Mean values and standard deviations)
| Men (n 469) | Women (n 751) | |||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 34·0 | 6·4 | 31·8 | 5·2 |
| Rural (%) | 65·3 | 70·5 | ||
| Current smoker (%) | 37·6 | 1·5 | ||
| Schooling (years) | 5·9 | 3·4 | 5·1 | 3·2 |
| Total annual expenditures (US$)* | 1145·3 | 953·9 | 1106·9 | 929·8 |
| Poverty rate (%) | 35·3 | 36·4 | ||
| Physical activity level (MET/d) | 1·7 | 0·3 | 1·4 | 0·1 |
| BMI (kg/m2 ) | 25·1 | 3·7 | 26·6 | 4·8 |
| ≥ 25 kg/m2 (%) | 46·2 | 60·4 | ||
| ≥ 30 kg/m2 (%) | 10·6 | 22·9 | ||
| Dietary intakes | ||||
| Total energy | ||||
| kJ/d | 14 405·5 | 3722·5 | 11 189·7 | 3515·4 |
| kcal/d | 3443·0 | 889·7 | 2674·4 | 840·2 |
| Carbohydrate (% energy) | 66·0 | 6·9 | 65·5 | 7·1 |
| Protein (% energy) | 11·5 | 1·4 | 11·6 | 1·5 |
| Fat (% energy) | 22·5 | 6·9 | 22·8 | 7·2 |
| Saturated fat (% energy) | 9·0 | 4·2 | 9·2 | 4·3 |
| Monounsaturated fat (% energy) | 7·7 | 2·0 | 7·7 | 2·1 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (% energy) | 4·3 | 0·8 | 4·2 | 0·9 |
| Cholesterol (mg/d) | 491·9 | 256·8 | 369·7 | 207·5 |
| Fibre (g/d) | 53·2 | 18·0 | 40·4 | 15·5 |
| Sodium (mg/d) | 1413·8 | 566·7 | 1129·4 | 528·0 |
| Iron (mg/d) | 20·4 | 7·6 | 16·8 | 7·4 |
| Vitamin C (mg/d) | 440·8 | 318·2 | 354·9 | 243·3 |
| Calcium (mg/d) | 1396·2 | 424·0 | 1082·5 | 378·8 |
| Zinc (mg/d) | 23·6 | 6·7 | 17·8 | 6·1 |
| Cardio-metabolic risk factors | ||||
| Metabolic syndrome (%) | 22·7 | 41·1 | ||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 88·2 | 9·8 | 91·7 | 11·7 |
| > 102 cm men, >88 cm women (%) | 8·6 | 60·4 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 117·0 | 11·7 | 108·0 | 13·1 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 72·5 | 9·6 | 70·0 | 9·6 |
| ≥ 130 systolic/85 diastolic (mmHg) (%) | 17·8 | 7·9 | ||
| Glucose (mg/l) | 918 | 92 | 904 | 99 |
| ≥ 1000 mg/l (%) | 18·0 | 17·3 | ||
| TAG (mg/l)* | 1774 | 933 | 1614 | 819 |
| ≥ 1500 mg/l (%) | 53·4 | 48·1 | ||
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/l) | 342 | 93 | 393 | 107 |
| < 400 mg/l men, <500 mg/l women (%) | 74·0 | 86·0 | ||
MET, metabolic equivalents.
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Distributions are non-normal so values are medians and interquartile ranges.