Table 1.
Participant characteristics and cardiometabolic risk factors, Yup’ik study participants, September 2009 – May 2013
| n | Overall | |
|---|---|---|
| Participant characteristics | ||
| Age in years, mean (standard deviation [SD]) | 637 | 39.9 (17.7) |
| Male sex, n(%) | 637 | 292 (46.2) |
| Never smoker, n(%) | 637 | 215 (33.7) |
| Past smoker, n(%) | 637 | 198 (31.1) |
| Current smoker, n(%) | 637 | 224 (35.2) |
| Physical activity per 1000 counts a day, mean (SD) | 595 | 49.8 (32.5) |
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| Cardiometabolic risk factors | ||
| LDL-C (mg/dL), mean (SD)* | 577 | 125.4 (33.2) |
| HDL-C (mg/dL), mean (SD)†‡ | 578 | 63.0 (18.4) |
| TG (mg/dL), mean (SD)†* | 577 | 83.5 (42.4) |
| SBP (mm Hg), mean (SD)£ | 534 | 115.8 (12.8) |
| DBP (mm Hg), mean (SD)§ | 535 | 67.7 (9.5) |
| HbA1c (%), mean (SD)|| | 630 | 5.6 (0.3) |
| FBG (mg/dL), mean (SD)†# | 619 | 91.5 (10.1) |
| WC (cm), mean (SD)†** | 635 | 89.1 (14.9) |
Abbreviations: LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin, FBG = fasting blood glucose, and WC = waist circumference.
excludes participants with missing data (n=7), who were not fasting when the sample was taken (n=11), who self-reported taking lipid lowering medications (n=41), and who had a measure >4 standard deviations from the mean (n=1)
values presented here are not log transformed for ease of interpretation, but were log transformed for the analysis
excludes participants with missing data (n=7), who were not fasting when the sample was taken (n=11), and who self-reported taking lipid lowering medications (n=41)
excludes participants who self-reported taking hypertension medication (n=102) and who had a measure >4 standard deviations from the mean (n=1)
excludes participants who self-reported taking hypertension medication (n=102)
excludes participants who self-reported taking diabetes medication (n=6) and who had a measure >4 standard deviations from the mean (n=1)
excludes participants who were not fasting when the sample was taken (n=10), who self-reported taking diabetes medication (n=6) and who had a measure >4 standard deviations from the mean (n=2)
excludes participants with missing measures (n=2)