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. 2012 Sep 5;22(5):454–461. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20110140

Table 2. Prevalence of low ABI by cardiovascular diseases risk factors among participants without stroke or coronary heart disease.

Variable Men
(n = 872)
Women
(n = 1395)
All
(n = 2267)
Current smoking      
 Yes 25 (4.30) 25 (10.64) 50 (6.13)
 No 12 (4.12) 66 (5.69) 78 (5.38)
P value 0.9015 0.0051 0.4566
Current drinking      
 No 31 (6.26) 85 (6.39) 116 (6.36)
 Yes 6 (1.59) 6 (9.23) 12 (2.71)
P value 0.0007 0.3103 0.0029
Physical activity      
 ≤1 hour/day 14 (3.47) 37 (5.94) 51 (4.87)
 2–3 hours/day 22 (5.29) 50 (7.18) 72 (6.47)
 ≥4 hours/day 1 (1.92) 4 (5.26) 5 (3.91)
P value 0.2998 0.5931 0.2173
Central obesity      
 Yes 2 (2.63) 45 (6.47) 47 (6.10)
 No 35 (4.40) 45 (6.44) 80 (5.35)
P value 0.4657 0.9775 0.4652
Hypertension      
 Yes 22 (4.72) 59 (7.44) 81 (6.43)
 No 15 (3.69) 32 (5.32) 47 (4.57)
P value 0.4532 0.1115 0.0695
Glucose status      
 Normal 26 (3.94) 54 (5.33) 80 (4.78)
 Impaired fasting glucose 2 (2.47) 10 (7.04) 12 (5.38)
 Diabetes mellitus 9 (6.87) 27 (11.25) 36 (9.46)
P value 0.2229 0.0037 0.0010
Dyslipidemia      
 Yes 19 (4.31) 67 (7.17) 86 (6.19)
 No 18 (4.18) 24 (5.21) 42 (4.71)
P value 0.9229 0.1616 0.1192
Hypertriglyceridemia      
 Yes 6 (3.39) 41 (8.69) 47 (7.10)
 No 31 (4.46) 50 (5.42) 81 (5.01)
P value 0.5281 0.0193 0.0371
High LDL-C      
 Yes 4 (4.65) 20 (8.30) 24 (7.34)
 No 33 (4.20) 71 (6.15) 104 (5.36)
P value 0.7783 0.2197 0.1516
Low HDL-C      
 Yes 10 (6.10) 19 (12.26) 29 (9.09)
 No 27 (3.81) 72 (5.81) 99 (5.08)
P value 0.1910 0.0022 0.0040
High total cholesterol      
 Yes 13 (4.78) 54 (7.45) 67 (6.72)
 No 24 (4.00) 37 (5.52) 61 (4.80)
P value 0.5968 0.1456 0.0497
Community type      
 Rural 14 (3.58) 23 (4.96) 37 (4.33)
 Mixed rural–urban 11 (4.35) 33 (7.25) 44 (6.21)
 Urban 12 (5.26) 35 (7.35) 47 (6.68)
P value 0.6026 0.2464 0.0992

Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.