Table 4.
Clinical characteristics of cardiovascular risks for women including the Framingham 5 year risk calculation
|
Agricultural workers (1) |
Managers (2) |
Home duties (3) |
p-values
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean (SD, n) | 1 vs. 2 | 1 vs. 3 | 2 vs. 3 | |||
| CVD risk score |
3.64 (3.11, 67) |
2.09 (2.23, 234) |
3.87 (4.40, 137) |
0.005 |
0.999 |
<0.001 |
| CHD risk score |
2.14 (1.88, 67) |
1.31 (1.45, 234) |
2.15 (2.27, 137) |
0.002 |
0.893 |
<0.001 |
| TC (mmol/l) |
5.70 (1.01, 69) |
5.45 (1.03, 240) |
5.56 (1.14, 142) |
0.238 |
0.676 |
0.630 |
| LDL (mmol/l) |
3.37 (0.93, 69) |
3.19 (0.98, 239) |
3.34 (1.04, 141) |
0.419 |
0.971 |
0.397 |
| HDL (mmol/l) |
1.66 (0.46, 69) |
1.67 (0.41, 240) |
1.56 (0.38, 142) |
0.993 |
0.234 |
0.043 |
| TG (mmol/l) |
1.44 (0.65, 68) |
1.29 (0.68, 237) |
1.42 (0.74, 137) |
0.300 |
0.981 |
0.228 |
| SBP (mm Hg) |
129 (16.8, 68) |
122.8 (18.2, 250) |
128.2 (19.3, 149) |
0.045 |
0.957 |
0.019 |
| DBP (mm Hg) |
73.8 (10.8, 71) |
74.2 (10.7, 250) |
75.3 (11.7, 148) |
0.955 |
0.633 |
0.645 |
| FPG (mmol/l) |
5.26 (0.89, 68) |
5.06 (0.67, 237) |
5.13 (0.83, 137) |
0.148 |
0.507 |
0.688 |
| Weight (kg) |
76.4 (16.4, 71) |
73.8 (14.9, 251)) |
74.4 (16.5, 149) |
0.442 |
0.674 |
0.915 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
28.5 (5.98, 71) |
27.6 (5.4, 250) |
28.5 (0.5, 146) |
0.556 |
0.999 |
0.343 |
| WC (cm) |
90.7 (15.0, 71) |
86.1 (13.0, 247) |
90.0 (15.0, 149) |
0.052 |
0.938 |
0.029 |
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% (95% CI) |
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| hypertension |
38.0% (36.8-39.2) |
23.9% (23.6-24.2) |
41.2% (40.6-41.8) |
0.057 |
0.876 |
0.001 |
| hypercholesterolemia |
78.3% (66.7-87.3) |
65.4% (59.0-71.4) |
68.3% (60.0-75.9) |
0.390 |
0.544 |
0.796 |
| obesity |
38.0% (26.8-50.3) |
28.0% (22.5-34.0) |
34.2% (26.6-42.5) |
0.244 |
0.708 |
0.343 |
| FPG ≥ 7 (mmol/l) |
5.06% (4.51-5.61) |
0.74% (0.68-0.80) |
1.82% (1.66-1.98) |
0.035 |
0.192 |
0.702 |
| self-reported diabetes |
6.33% (5.72-6.94) |
1.10% (1.02-1.18) |
6.06% (5.79-6.33) |
0.082 |
0.994 |
0.023 |
| MetS | 32.9% (31.8-34.1) | 16.2% (15.9-16.5) | 25.5% (24.9-26.0) | 0.006 | 0.411 | 0.072 |
CVD = cardiovascular disease; CHD = coronary heart disease; TC = total cholesterol; LDL = LDL cholesterol; HDL = HDL cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; MetS = Metabolic syndrome (IDF).