Table 2.
Anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical characteristics according to the socioeconomic class
| Class | Low | Middle | Upper middle | Upper | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N (%) |
154 (25.0) |
156 (25.4) |
152 (24.7) |
153 (24.9) |
0.967 |
|
Age (years) |
48.4 ± 9.7 |
43.4 ± 10.6 |
40.3 ± 10.6 |
45.9 ± 9.7 |
< 0.001 |
|
WC (cm) |
77.6 ± 12.7 |
80.8 ± 13.2 |
82.9 ± 13.4 |
87.1 ± 12.2 |
< 0.001 |
|
HC (cm) |
90.5 ± 11.0 |
94.5 ± 10.9 |
97.2 ± 10.5 |
100.7 ± 10.2 |
< 0.001 |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
23.9 ± 5.0 |
25.2 ± 5.4 |
26.1 ± 5.3 |
27.6 ± 5.0 |
< 0.001 |
|
SBP (mmHg) |
141.7 ± 27.7 |
136.6 ± 26.7 |
128.7 ± 22.7 |
131.7 ± 19.6 |
< 0.001 |
|
DBP (mmHg) |
85.0 ± 14.3 |
83.5 ± 14.9 |
80.1 ± 13.8 |
81.8 ± 12.4 |
< 0.05 |
|
SKI (mm) |
30.0 ± 9.6 |
28.0 ± 9.1 |
24.9 ± 8.1 |
25.0 ± 8.2 |
< 0.001 |
|
Glucose (mg/dL) |
93.4 ± 15.3 |
93.2 ± 23.3 |
91.3 ± 15.8 |
98.1 ± 26.8 |
< 0.05 |
|
TC (mg/dL) |
194.4 ± 39.5 |
186.1 ± 37.4 |
193.0 ± 39.6 |
192.4 ± 38.9 |
0.242 |
|
HDL-c (mg/dL) |
46.4 ± 11.4 |
46.4 ± 10.7 |
47.3 ± 11.0 |
43.8 ± 10.4 |
< 0.05 |
|
LDL-c (mg/dL) |
127.7 ± 41.4 |
120.1 ± 38.5 |
126.1 ± 40.9 |
128.0 ± 39.7 |
0.273 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 101.4 ± 34.9 | 98.0 ± 38.3 | 98.1 ± 42.1 | 103.2±44.2 | 0.588 |
N number of individuals, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SKI Sokolow-Lyon index, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides. Data are reported as the mean ± standard deviation.