Table 1.
Demographic, anthropometric, and biochemical characteristics of the participants according to gender
| Men | Women | P | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N (%) |
294 (47.8) |
321 (52.2) |
0.392 |
615 (100) |
|
Age (years) |
45.1±11.1 |
44.0±10.1 |
0.176 |
44.5±10.6 |
|
Educational level |
|
|
0.926 |
|
| Low |
110 (37.4) |
103 (32.1) |
|
213 (34.6) |
| Medium |
69 (23.5) |
81 (25.2) |
|
150 (24.4) |
| High |
115 (39.1) |
137 (42.7) |
|
252 (41.0) |
|
Socioeconomic class |
|
|
0.392 |
|
| Low |
81 (27.6) |
73 (22.7) |
|
154 (25.0) |
| Middle |
77 (26.2) |
79 (24.6) |
|
156 (25.4) |
| Upper middle |
66 (22.4) |
86 (26.8) |
|
152 (24.7) |
| Upper |
70 (23.8) |
83 (25.9) |
|
153 (24.9) |
|
WC (cm) |
80.1±12.9 |
83.9±13.5 |
<0.001 |
82.1±13.3 |
|
HC (cm) |
91.5±9.4 |
99.5±11.4 |
<0.001 |
95.7±11.3 |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
24.1±4.3 |
27.1±5.8 |
<0.001 |
25.7±5.4 |
|
Glucose (mg/dL) |
94.9±20.0 |
93.2±21.8 |
0.313 |
94.0±21.0 |
|
TC (mg/dL) |
189.5±41.4 |
193.2±36.5 |
0.240 |
191.5±38.9 |
|
HDL-c (mg/dL) |
44.2±10.3 |
47.6±11.2 |
<0.001 |
46.0±10.9 |
|
LDL-c (mg/dL) |
125.0±41.8 |
125.9±38.7 |
0.796 |
125.5±40.2 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 101.7±41.7 | 98.7±38.4 | 0.340 | 100.2±40.0 |
WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, HDL-c high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, Proportions were expressed as number of individuals (percentage) and analyzed using the chi-square test. Continuous variables are reported as mean ± standard deviation, and analyzed using the Student’s t-test for independent samples.