Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the Negritos and Malays

Parameters	Malays (n=1177)			Negrito (n=150)
	MS (n=326)	Non-MS (n=851)	P values	MS (n=18)	Non-MS (n=132)	P values
Age (Years)*	49.53±11.77	40.00±14.69	<0.001	30.56±11.11	31.29±11.00	NS
Gender† (Males/Females)	45.1/54.9	37.3/62.7	0.02	5.6/94.4	59.1/40.9	<0.001
Diabetes†	42.1	5.6	<0.001	0.00	1.8	NS
Plasma glucose*(mmol/L)	8.22±4.38	5.88±2.33	<0.001	5.18±1.26	4.61±1.41	NS
Hypertension†	83.2	28.9	<0.001	83.3	53.5	0.02
SBP* (mm Hg)	138.22±17.82	120.99±17.86	<0.001	133.44±23.06	130.25±17.22	NS
DBP* (mm Hg)	83.49±10.63	73.69±11.42	<0.001	81.39±12.87	81.09±13.41	NS
Central obesity†	100	42.9	<0.001	100	2.3	<0.001
Waist circumference*(cm)	97.19±8.93	82.75±11.24	<0.001	90.81±6.88	69.01±15.35	<0.001
BMI* (kg/m²)	30.57±4.90	24.94±4.77	<0.001	26.31±3.26	19.75±2.55	<0.001
Current smoker†	16.9	13.2	NS	23.5	46.8	NS
Total cholesterol*(mmol/L)	5.38±1.00	5.05±0.96	<0.001	5.30±1.05	4.48±0.85	<0.001
Triglyceride*(mmol/L)	2.70±1.54	1.41±0.82	<0.001	2.14±0.79	1.41±0.68	<0.001
LDL-c*(mmol/L)	3.10±0.76	2.99±0.76	0.03	3.36±0.69	2.80±0.84	0.008
HDL-c * (mmol/L)	1.08±0.31	1.42±0.37	<0.001	0.98±0.38	1.01±0.28	NS

*Data expressed as mean ±SD. p-value was significant at p<0.05, T-test was applied.

† Data expressed as percentage. p-value was significant at p<0.05, chi-square test was applied.

BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NS, not significant; SBP, systolic blood pressure.