Table 2. Cardiovascular disease risk factors among dinner consumers and skippers .
| Variable | Dinner consumer | P | |||
| Yes (n = 4230) | No (n = 1412) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Underweight1 (%) | 768 | 18.3 | 209 | 15.0 | 0.004 |
| Overweight or obese2 (%) | 634 | 15.1 | 312 | 22.4 | <0.001 |
| Abdominal obese3 (%) | 594 | 14.1 | 289 | 20.7 | <0.001 |
|
Hypertension4 Pre-HTN HTN |
762 234 |
18.8 5.8 |
247 75 |
18.3 5.6 |
0.891 |
|
Total cholesterol5 (mg/dL) Borderline High |
570 209 |
16.4 6.0 |
210 62 |
17.2 5.1 |
0.420 |
|
LDL-C6 (mg/dL) Borderline High |
259 133 |
10.6 5.5 |
104 58 |
12.2 6.8 |
0.131 |
|
HDL-C7 (mg/dL) Borderline Low |
477 1014 |
16.1 34.3 |
186 384 |
18.1 37.4 |
0.021 |
|
Triglycerides8 (mg/dL) Borderline High |
988 474 |
28.7 13.8 |
344 183 |
29.6 15.7 |
0.151 |
|
Fasting plasma glucose9 (mg/dL) Borderline High |
506 20 |
15.0 0.6 |
155 6 |
13.9 0.5 |
0.650 |
HTN: hypertension; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein–cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
Cut-offs for biochemical variables: Total Cholesterol; borderline= 170-199 and high ≥200 mg/dL, LDL-C; borderline= 110-129 and high ≥130 mg/dL, HDL-C; borderline= 40-45 and high <40 mg/dL, TG; borderline= 90-129 and high ≥130 mg/dL, and FPG; borderline= 100-125 and high > 125 mg/dL,
1Defines as BMI<5th according to WHO criteria.
2Defines as according to WHO criteria, 95th >BMI>85th.
3Abdominal obese defined according to waist to height ratio >0.5.
4Pre-HTN: If BP confirmed 120/80-130/85, HTN: If BP confirmed >130/85.
5Total cholesterol: Borderline=170-199 mg/dL and high≥200 mg/dL.
6LDL- C: Borderline=110-129 mg/dL and high≥130 mg/dL.
7HDL- C: Borderline=40-45 mg/dL and low<40 mg/dL.
8Triglycerides: Borderline=90-129 mg/dL and high≥130 mg/dL.
9FPG; borderline: 100-125 mg/dL, high> 125 mg/dL.