Table-II.
Comparison of Framingham risk scores in CHD risk-related factors by groups.
| Factors | HBDI | LBDI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean rank | Z | p | n | mean rank | Z | p | |
| Gender Male | 4 | 24.6 | -0.540 | 0.589 | 18 | 33.3 | -2.365 | 0.018 |
| Gender Female | 38 | 21.2 | 34 | 22.9 | ||||
| Normal Weight | 5 | 14.3 | -1.409 | 0.159 | 4 | 35.1 | -1.189 | 0.234 |
| Overweight, (BMI=25-29) | 13 | 17.1 | -1.563 | 0.118 | 18 | 24.5 | -0.685 | 0.493 |
| Obesity, (BMI>30) | 24 | 25.4 | -2.383 | 0.017 | 30 | 26.5 | -0.019 | 0.985 |
| Family history of CHD | 15 | 20.1 | -0.542 | 0.588 | 16 | 26.2 | -0.109 | 0.913 |
| Smoking | 12 | 19.7 | -0.603 | 0546 | 6 | 28.8 | -0.402 | 0.687 |
| Hypertension | 10 | 30.7 | -2.724 | 0.005 | 10 | 40.7 | -3.309 | 0.001 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 11 | 33.2 | -3.705 | <0.001 | 14 | 35.6 | -2.640 | 0.008 |
Z: Mann-Whitney U Test value