Table 2.

Characteristics of Anthropometric Measurements and CVD Risk Factors

Characteristics	Total (n = 537)	Male (n = 124)	Female (n = 413)	P-value
Anthropometric measures
Height (m)	146.00 ± 9.37	155.29 ± 7.60	143.21 ± 7.94	< 0.001
Weight (kg)	38.45 ± 8.72	45.79 ± 7.10	36.24 ± 7.92	< 0.001
Waist (cm)	75.49 ± 9.17	76.60 ± 8.82	75.15 ± 9.26	0.202
Hip (cm)	83.96 ± 7.05	85.93 ± 7.04	83.37 ± 6.96	< 0.001
Anthropometric indices
BMI	17.99 ± 3.50	18.99 ± 2.66	17.69 ± 3.67	< 0.001
WHR	0.90 ± 0.09	0.89 ± 0.07	0.90 ± 0.09	0.241
WHtR	0.52 ± 0.07	0.49 ± 0.06	0.53 ± 0.07	< 0.001
CVD Risk Factors measurements
SBP (mm Hg)	153.20 ± 23.99	148.93 ± 21.35	154.48 ± 24.61	0.024
DBP (mm Hg)	74.71 ± 12.72	73.50 ± 11.78	75.07 ± 12.98	0.230
TC (mg/dl)	135.05 ± 28.36	169.70 ± 38.27	185.89 ± 37.49	< 0.001
TG (mg/dl)	103.73 ± 57.92	94.11 ± 41.12	106.63 ± 61.84	0.012
HDL-C (mg/dl)	55.36 ± 14.72	50.88 ± 13.83	56.71 ± 14.73	< 0.001
LDL-C (mg/dl)	109.82 ± 30.80	101.87 ± 29.62	112.21 ± 30.79	0.001
Prevalence of CVD Risk Factors, n (%)
Hypertension	164.58 ± 17.48	160.44 ± 14.62	181.74 ± 12.71	0.006
High TC	265.78 ± 22.17	263.56 ± 20.50	266.27 ± 22.80	0.774
High TG	280.73 ± 147.83	220.03 ± 17.92	294.22 ± 160.87	0.035
Low HDL-C	34.92 ± 4.20	34.46 ± 4.31	35.26 ± 4.14	0.432
High LDL-C	179.71 ± 20.20	175.43 ± 13.98	180.52 ± 21.25	0.579

P-value from two independent samples t-test for WHR, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Hypertension, High Total Cholesterol, High Triglycerides, Low HDL-C and High LDL-C. Mann-Whitney U test for all other continuous variables. These tests were done to compare between males and females

Mean ± standard deviation presented continuous variables

CVD RF Cardiovascular disease risk factors