Table 5.
Tribe-specific anthropometric information, blood pressure, capillary blood glucose, and cholesterol in females
| Age group | Participants no. | Results (mean±SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI | SBP (mmHg) | DBP (mmHg) | CBG* (mg/dl) | Cholesterol* (mg/dl) | ||
| 18-39 | BH (211) | 150.7±6.92 | 44.1±7.51 | 19.4±3.00 | 112.9±12.16 | 70.3±9.61 | 84.7±15.88 (107) | 155.5±32.21 (14) |
| KA (207) | 149.5±7.77 | 42.3±7.02 | 19.0±3487 | 119.0±15.63 | 75.1±11.63 | 95.6±13.07 (195) | 130.5±37.09 (173) | |
| KO (114) | 149.0±5.34 | 43.4±6.49 | 19.3±2.95 | 113.4±13.4 | 71.0±10.28 | 94.6±12.80 (58) | 137.8±31.24 (78) | |
| TH (66) | 150.9±6.07 | 42.8±7.27 | 18.9±3.41 | 110.3±11.80 | 65.8±6.53 | 93.8±11.85 | 128.2±32.74 (35) | |
| 40-59 | BH (85) | 149.3±6.54 | 45.7±8.68 | 20.5±3.77 | 127.1±19.80 | 75.4±8.70 | 90.9±14.64 (39) | 160.2±49.52 (6) |
| KA (61) | 149.3±6.48 | 41.5±7.60 | 18.6±3.35 | 126.8±19.83 | 80.1±10.40 | 106.5±50.95 (58) | 143.8±34.86 (49) | |
| KO (53) | 148.6±6.96 | 45.1±7.66 | 20.4±2.95 | 126.9±20.32 | 76.1±10.46 | 95.8±8.90 (33) | 168.8±32.21 (38) | |
| TH (39) | 149.1±3.85 | 44.1±8.63 | 19.8±3.61 | 121.2±13.72 | 70.4±8.39 | 98.5±15.94 (39) | 152.2±31.73 (20) | |
| ≥60 | BH (64) | 149.8±7.37 | 45.7±8.68 | 20.5±3.77 | 121.8±13.09 | 73.8±8.56 | 88.6±14.15 (25) | 148.2±21.32 (5) |
| KA (29) | 146.6±6.10 | 40.2±7.27 | 18.7±3.32 | 145.2±23.97 | 85.8±11.05 | 101.8±14.12 (29) | 147.2±31.19 (23) | |
| KO (24) | 145.4±9.78 | 40.7±8.96 | 19.2±3.72 | 139.1±20.09 | 78.5±10.63 | 112.9±42.92 (15) | 183.4±34.27 (15) | |
| TH (7) | 149.3±6.59 | 42.4±6.02 | 19.0±2.09 | 125.8±21.68 | 70.4±9.71 | 99.5±13.3 (7) | 172.5±43.67 (6) | |
| Total | BH (360) | 150.2±6.93 | 44.3±8.66 | 19.6±3.29 | 117±15.10 | 72.1±9.46 | 86.7±15.51 (171) | 155.1±34.20 (25) |
| KA (297) | 149.2±7.39 | 41.9±7.26 | 18.9±3.43 | 123.1±18.99 | 77.2±11.82 | 98.5±26.41 (282) | 134.7±36.6 (245) | |
| KO (191) | 149.0±6.63 | 43.5±7.25 | 19.6±2.91 | 120.4±18.65 | 73.4±10.73 | 97.6±21.4 (106) | 152.0±36.27 (131) | |
| TH (112) | 150.2±5.46 | 43.3±7.68 | 19.2±3.42 | 115.1±14.34 | 67.7±7.02 | 95.8±13.59 (112) | 140.4±36.34 (61) | |
*Figures in parentheses denote the number of participants in the group. One-way ANOVA - 18-39: Height F=2.27, P=0.079 (NS), weight F=2.32, P=0.074 (NS), BMI F=0.77, P=0.513 (NS), SBP F=10.68, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.001, KA vs. TH P=0.001, KA vs. TH P=0.001), DBP F=16.47, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.001, BA vs. TH P=0.01, KA vs. TH P=0.01), CBG F=15.71, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.001, BH vs. KO P=0.001, BH vs. TH P=0.001), cholesterol F=2.93 P=0.034 (however there were no inter tribal differences). 40–59: Height F=0.161, P=0.92 (NS), weight F=3.38, P=0.019 (BH vs. KA P=0.05), BMI F=4.08, P=0.008 (BH vs. KA P=0.01, KA vs. KO P=0.05), SBP F=0.99, P=0.397, DBP F=8.38, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.5, BH vs. KO P=0.05, KA vs. TH P=0.01, KO vs. TH P=0.05), CBG F=2.026 P=0.11 (NS), cholesterol F=3.88, P=0.01 (however there were no inter-tribal difference). ≥60: Height F=2.51, P=0.06 (NS), weight F=3.93, P=0.01 (BH vs. KA P=0.05), BMI F=2.05, P=0.11, SBP F=13.36, P<0.001 (BH vs. KN P=0.001, BH vs. KO P=0.001), DBP F=11.597, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.01, KA vs. KO P=0.05, KA vs. TH P=0.01), CBG F=3.75, P=0.015 (BH vs. KO P=0.01), cholesterol F=4.12 P=0.115 (KA vs. TH P=0.05). Overall: Height F=2.01, P=0.11 (NS), weight F=5.12 P=0.016 (BH vs. KA P=0.01), BMI F=3.01, P=0.023 (BH vs. KA P=0.05), SBP F=9.64, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.001, KA vs. TH P=0.001, KO vs. TH P=0.05), DBP F=26.98, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.001, BH vs. TH P=0.001, KA vs. KO P=0.001, KA vs. TH P<0.001, KO vs. TH P<0.001), CBG F=11.66, P<0.001 (BH vs. KA P<0.001, BH vs. KO P<0.001, BH vs. TH P<0.01), cholesterol F=7.696, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA P=0.001, KA vs. KO P=0.001). BMI: Body mass index, BH: Bhils, KO: Kokana, KA: Katkaris, TH: Thakars, CBG: Capillary blood glucose, SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, SD: Standard deviation, NS: Not significant