Table 4.
Comparison of some risk factors between genders among the participants.
| Number | Variable | Male number (%)/Mean (SD) | Female number (%) | Total/(95% CI) | P value |
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| 1 | Tobacco use | 162 (89) | 20 (10.99) | 182 (100) | 0.001∗ |
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| 2 | BMI | Mean 29.1 (5.3) | Mean 29.3 (5.98) | The mean BMI was 0.17 kg/m2 higher among females 0.2 (−0.8 to 0.49) |
<0.6∗∗ |
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| 3 | Physical inactivity | 219 (47.6) | 241 (52.4) | 460 (100) | 0.001∗ |
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| 4 | Systolic blood pressure (sbp) | 127.4 (17.1) | 118.1 (17.1) | The mean sbp was 9.2 mmHg higher among males 9.2 (7.2 to 11.2) |
<0.001∗∗ |
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| 5 | Diastolic blood pressure (dbp) | 80.9 (11.1) | 74.3 (11.5) | The results show the mean dbp was 6.6 mmHg higher among the males 6.6 (5.3 to 7.9) |
<0.001∗∗ |
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| 6 | High density lipoprotein (hdl) | 0.98 (0.41) | 1.3 (0.4) | The mean high density lipoprotein was 0.3 mmol/L higher among the females 0.32 (−0.3 to −0.23) |
<0.001∗∗ |
*The Chi-square test was used.
**The unpaired t-test was used.