Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants.
| Variable | Cases | Controls | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 50) | (n = 50) | ||
| Age (years) | 18.14 ± 4.63 | 21.42 ± 7.76 | 0.060 |
| Gender | 0.488 | ||
| Male | 11 (22.0) | 14 (28.0) | |
| Female | 39 (78.0) | 36 (72.0) | |
| Age group, n (%) | 0.056 | ||
| <10 | 2 (4.0) | 2 (4.0) | |
| 10–19 | 33 (66.0) | 20 (20.0) | |
| 20–29 | 15 (30.0) | 19 (38.0) | |
| 30–39 | 0 (0.0) | 9 (18.0) | |
| BMI (kg/m 2) | 20.67 ± 3.46 | 23.22 ± 4.50 | 0.002 |
| BMI, n (%) | 0.077 | ||
| Underweight | 15 (30.0) | 9 (18.0) | |
| Normal | 30 (60.0) | 26 (52.0) | |
| Overweight | 4 (8.0) | 11 (222.0) | |
| Obese | 1 (2.0) | 4 (8.0) | |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| SBP | 108.90 ± 8.13 | 115.52 ± 5.17 | <0.0001 |
| DBP | 71.92 ± 6.88 | 76.98 ± 5.98 | <0.0001 |
| Lipid profile | |||
| TC (mmol/L) | 3.62 ± 0.78 | 4.20 ± 0.98 | 0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.98 ± 0.67 | 0.97 ± 0.41 | 0.967 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.15 ± 0.71 | 4.27 ± 2.02 | 0.299 |
| VLDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.58 ± 0.08 | 0.44 ± 0.03 | 0.108 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.03 ± 0.33 | 1.50 ± 0.47 | <0.0001 |
| Non-HDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.62 ± 0.68 | 2.68 ± 1.06 | 0.738 |
| TG/HDL ratio | 1.48 ± 0.47 | 0.71 ± 0.36 | 0.109 |
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.