Table 3B. Age-adjusted population means for atherosclerosis-related risk factors and diseases by sex, (Philippines 2003 and 2008).
| 2003 | 2008 | Adjusted P-value |
|
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | ||
| Men | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 123.5 (122.6, 124.4) | 122.8 (122.2, 123.6) | 0.2233 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 78.4 (77.7, 79.0) | 80.7 (80.2, 81.1) | 0.0000 |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 4.46 (4.37, 4.54) | 4.76 (4.71, 4,82) | 0.0000 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.63 (4.58, 4.68) | 4.60 (4.57, 4.65) | 0.5661 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 2.91 (2.86, 2.96) | 2.80 (2.77, 2.84) | 0.0422 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.04 (1.03, 1.05) | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) | 0.0972 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.47 (1.42, 1.52) | 1.74 (1.70, 1.78) | 0.0000 |
| BMI | 22.4 (22.2, 22.6) | 22.4 (22.3, 22.5) | 1.0000 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 79.3 (78.7, 79.9) | 79.0 (78.7, 79.4) | 0.9910 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.91 (0.906, 0.913) | 0.92 (0.918, 0.922) | 0.0000 |
| Women | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 117.9 (117.0, 118.8) | 118.0 (117.4, 118.6) | 0.8720 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 74.6 (74.0, 75.2) | 76.7 (76.3, 77.2) | 0.0000 |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 4.47 (4.37, 4.56) | 4.81 (4.74, 4.88) | 0.0000 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.88 (4.83, 4.94) | 4.85 (4.82, 4.89) | 0.1580 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.25 (3.20, 3.30) | 3.14 (3.11, 3.17) | 0.0052 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.10 (1.09, 1.11) | 1.06 (1.05, 1.07) | 0.0476 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.16 (1.13, 1.20) | 1.41 (1.38, 1.43) | 0.0000 |
| BMI | 22.9 (22.6, 23.1) | 22.8 (22.6, 22.9) | 0.9920 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 76.3 (75.7, 76.9) | 77.2 (76.9, 77.6) | 0.0009 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.85 (0.847, 0.855) | 0.87 (0.871, 0.875) | 0.0000 |
| All | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 121.0 (120.3, 121.7) | 120.2 (119.7, 120.7) | 0.0606 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 76.6 (76.2, 77.1) | 78.6 (78.2, 78.9) | 0.0000 |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 4.47 (4.40, 4.53) | 4.79 (4.74, 4.83) | 0.0000 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.76 (4.72, 4.80) | 4.74 (4.71, 4.77) | 0.2058 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.08 (3.05, 3.12) | 2.98 (2.95, 3.01) | 0.0021 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.07 (1.06, 1.08) | 1.04 (1.03, 1.04) | 0.0160 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.33 (1.30, 1.36) | 1.57 (1.54, 1.60) | 0.0000 |
| BMI | 22.7 (22.5, 22.8) | 22.6 (22.5, 22.7) | 0.1563 |
Abbreviations: LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index.