Table 1. General characteristics of the population.
State of Pará, Eastern Amazon, Brazil, 2012–2013.
| Anajás (n = 175) | Chaves (n = 208) | Portel (n = 298) | SSBV (n = 106) | Total (n = 787) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 45 (25.7) | 50 (24.0) | 65 (21.8) | 28 (26.4) | 188 (23.9) |
| Women | 130 (74.3) | 158 (76.0) | 233 (78.2) | 78 (73.6) | 599 (76.1) |
| Age group | |||||
| 18–29 years old | 55 (31.4) | 54 (26.0) | 72 (24.2) | 25 (23.6) | 206 (26.2) |
| 30–39 years old | 36 (20.6) | 44 (21.2) | 84 (28.2) | 30 (28.3) | 194 (24.7) |
| 40–49 years old | 34 (19.4) | 41 (19.7) | 42 (14.1) | 20 (18.9) | 137 (17.4) |
| 50–59 years old | 25 (14.3) | 36 (17.3) | 47 (15.8) | 11 (10.4) | 119 (15.1) |
| ≥ 60 years old | 25 (14.3) | 33 (15.9) | 53 (17.8) | 20 (18.9) | 131 (16.6) |
| Smoking habits | |||||
| Never smoked | 98 (56.0) | 132 (63.5) | 162 (54.4) | 63 (59.4) | 455 (57.8) |
| Smoker | 27 (15.4) | 24 (11.5) | 29 (9.7) | 16 (15.1) | 96 (12.2) |
| Former smoker | 50 (28.6) | 52 (25.0) | 107 (35.9) | 27 (25.5) | 236 (30.0) |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||
| Non alcoholic | 78 (44.6) | 83 (39.9) | 134 (45.0) | 62 (58.5) | 357 (45.4) |
| Alcoholic | 49 (28.0) | 61 (29.3) | 69 (23.2) | 21 (19.8) | 200 (25.4) |
| Former alcoholic | 48 (27.4) | 64 (30.8) | 95 (31.9) | 23 (21.7) | 230 (29.2) |
| Nutritional status | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 3 (1.7) | 3 (1.4) | 10 (3.4) | 1 (0.9) | 17 (2.2) |
| Eutrophic (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 92 (52.6) | 84 (40.4) | 113 (37.9) | 32 (30.2) | 321 (40.8) |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 51 (29.1) | 68 (32.7) | 114 (38.3) | 43 (40.6) | 276 (35.1) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 29 (16.6) | 53 (25.5) | 61 (20.5) | 30 (28.3) | 173 (22.0) |
| Anthropometric characteristics | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 25.8 ± 4.7 | 27.6 ± 5.7 | 26.4 ± 5.0 | 27.9 ± 5.4 | 26.8 ± 5.2 |
| WC (cm) | 83.4 ± 11.7 | 84.7 ± 13.3 | 85.6 ± 12.3 | 85.9 ± 10.3 | 84.9 ± 12.2 |
| ASP (mmHg) | 127.7 ± 23.7 | 129.1 ± 22.8 | 128.6 ± 24.9 | 132.8 ± 22.6 | 129.1 ± 23.8 |
| ADP (mmHg) | 80.1 ± 15.7 | 81.3 ± 19.4 | 81.8 ± 16.1 | 81.2 ± 11.6 | 81.2 ± 16.5 |
| Biochemical characteristics | |||||
| Fasting glycemia (mg/dL) | 84.1 ± 13.5 | 93.7 ± 31.0 | 92.3 ± 24.1 | 99.9 ± 35.1 | 91.9 ± 26.5 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 184.4 ± 39.0 | 209.6 ± 46.1 | 166.5 ± 38.9 | 179.0 ± 42.8 | 183.5 ± 44.8 |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 118.1 ± 36.4 | 141.7 ± 42.1 | 97.3 ± 30.2 | 105.0 ± 40.8 | 114.7 ± 40.6 |
| VLDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 19.9 ± 10.8 | 26.4 ± 15.8 | 20.0 ± 11.0 | 25.5 ± 13.0 | 22.4 ± 13.0 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 46.5 ± 10.7 | 41.5 ± 11.1 | 49.2 ± 12.1 | 48.5 ± 11.3 | 46.5 ± 11.8 |
| Cholesterol non-HDL (mg/dL) | 137.9 ± 39.8 | 168.1 ± 47.6 | 117.3 ± 34.7 | 130.5 ± 45.5 | 137.1 ± 45.7 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 99.3 ± 54.0 | 131.8 ± 79.2 | 100.2 ± 54.9 | 126.9 ± 65.8 | 112.0 ± 65.1 |
SSBV: São Sebastião da Boa Vista; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; ASP: arterial systolic pressure; ADP: arterial diastolic pressure; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein