Table 6.
Tribe-specific anthropometric information, blood pressure, capillary blood glucose and cholesterol on males
| 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 (243) | 160.3±8.24 | 51.8±9.26 | 19.9±3.23 | 123.2±14.17 | 74.5±10.77 | 86.5±18.60 (96) | 152.7±36.88 (18) |
| KA (180) | 160.4±6.54 | 49.8±8.21 | 19.3±3.10 | 125.1±13.63 | 75.4±10.71 | 97.1±14.66 (162) | 125.1±35.93 (162) | |
| KO (91) | 160.6±6.27 | 50.7±8.27 | 19.6±2.57 | 122.4±11.64 | 73.5±9.13 | 94.3±9.23 (63) | 132.9±30.69 (60) | |
| TH (55) | 162.2±7.35 | 54.6±8.08 | 20.7±2.79 | 120.9±12.22 | 72.9±8.25 | 95.1±10.56 (55) | 148.5±37.14 (55) | |
| 40–59 | BH (88) | 160.3±7.52 | 53.2±10.00 | 20.7±3.84 | 124.8±17.73 | 80.7±22.0 | 94.7±16.22 (33) | 156.5±26.21 (4) |
| KA (64) | 158.8±7.64 | 52.0±8.79 | 20.6±3.29 | 131.5±23.36 | 83.6±13.55 | 117.0±57.68 (55) | 137.8±36.17 (44) | |
| KO (47) | 160.1±6.34 | 55.2±10.27 | 21.5±3.42 | 124.0±13.00 | 77.5±9.31 | 117.2±54.69 (27) | 165.7±32.06 (34) | |
| TH (26) | 161.2±6.86 | 54.6±9.67 | 21.0±3.63 | 122.0±12.88 | 72.3±8.70 | 100.6±17.57 (26) | 154.7±35.18 (12) | |
| ≥60 | BH (57) | 158.7±7.46 | 51.0±11.53 | 20.1±3.67 | 128.1±22.28 | 75.5±12.84 | 88.9±19.37 (16) | 187.8±47.62 (5) |
| KA (19) | 160.8±6.73 | 47.9±9.69 | 18.5±3.70 | 134.2±25.31 | 77.5±14.38 | 112.5±37.21 (14) | 120.5±20.99 (9) | |
| KO (23) | 158.4±6.72 | 47.8±7.72 | 19.1±2.85 | 128.5±16.57 | 72.4±11.72 | 122.2±61.28 (12) | 162.1±20.37 (16) | |
| TH (11) | 158.5±4.45 | 48.0±6.30 | 19.1±2.66 | 128.5±11.02 | 74.2±6.13 | 109.9±15.66 (11) | 148.3±46.19 (6) | |
| Overall | BH (388) | 160.3±8.24 | 51.8±9.80 | 20.1±3.45 | 124.3±16.46 | 76.1±14.3 | 88.6±18.37 (145) | 159.8±38.80 (27) |
| KA (263) | 160.0±6.84 | 50.2±8.51 | 19.6±3.23 | 127.3±17.70 | 77.5±12.21 | 102.8±32.96 (231) | 127.5±35.76 (215) | |
| KO (161) | 160.1±6.36 | 51.6±9.13 | 20.1±3.01 | 123.7±12.92 | 74.4±9.72 | 103.4±37.09 (102) | 147.3±33.61 (110) | |
| TH (92) | 161.5±6.98 | 53.8±8.63 | 20.6±3.06 | 122.1±12.39 | 72.9±8.10 | 97.4±13.61 (92) | 150.3±37.06 (40) | |
*Figures in parentheses denote the number of participants in the group. One-way ANOVA - 18-39: height F=1.04, P=0.37 (NS), weight F=2.74, P=0.06, BMI F=1.97 P=0.14 (NS), SBP F=1.97 P=0.14, DBP F=1.034 P=0.35 (NS), CBG F=14.95, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA, P=0.001; BH vs. KO, P=0.01; KA vs. KO, P=0.05), cholesterol F=5.63, P=0.004 (BH vs. KA, P<0.01; BH vs. KO, P=0.05, KA vs. KO, P=0.05). 40-59: height F=0.84, P=1.00 (NS), weight F=1.483 P=0.23 (NS), BMI F=0.68, P=0.56 (NS), SBP F=2.03 P=0.11 (NS), DBP F=3.35 P<0.02 (KA vs. TH, P=0.05); CBG F=3.35 P=0.08 (NS), cholesterol F=4.34, P=0.007 (KA vs. KO, P<0.01) (≥60): height F=0.54, P=0.66 (NS), weight F=0.87, P=0.46 (NS), BMI F=1.27, P=0.29 (NS), SBP F=0.39, P=0.75 (NS), DBP F=0.64, P=0.59 (NS) CBG F=2.07< P = 0.12 (NS), cholesterol F=6.12, P=0.002 (BH vs. KA, P=0.01; KA vs. KO, P=0.05). Overall: height F=0.99, P=0.39 (NS), weight F=3.81 P=0.01 (KA vs. TH, P=0.01), BMI F=2.51 P=0.58, SBP F=3.43, P=0.017 (KA vs. KO, P=0.05), DBP F=4.05, P=0.007 (KA vs. KH, P=0.05), CBG F=8.74, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA, P=0.001, BH vs. KO, P=0.001, KA vs. TH, P<0.01), cholesterol F=13.75, P=0.001 (BH vs. KA, P<0.001; KA vs. KO, P=0.001, KA vs. TH, P=0.01). 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