Table 4.
Physical testing
| Physical measurements | Median | IQR |
| Systolic blood pressure (n=614) | 131 mm Hg | 122–140 mm Hg |
| Diastolic blood pressure (n=614) | 83 mm Hg | 76–89 mm Hg |
| Heart rate (n=614) | 75 bpm | 66–83 bpm |
| Height (n=614) | 1.71 m | 1.66–1.76 m |
| Weight (n=614) | 79 kg | 69–90 kg |
| Neck circumference (n=614) | 37 cm | 36–40 cm |
| Waist circumference (n=614) | 87 cm | 77–96 cm |
| Hip circumference (n=614) | 101 cm | 94–108 cm |
| Laboratory assessments | Median | IQR |
| Serum C reactive protein (n=584) | 1.2 mg/L | 0.5–2.7 mg/L |
| Protein urine quantitative (n=16) | 0.44 mmol/L | 0.22–0.62 mmol/L |
| Blood-glucose (n=583) | 5.2 mmol/L | 4.6–6.3 mmol/L |
| Serum creatinine (n=585) | 91 mmol/L | 81–104 mmol/L |
| Serum cholesterol (n=585) | 4.39 mmol/L | 3.9–5.13 mmol/L |
| Serum LDL Cholesterol (n=585) | 2.7 mmol/L | 2.24–3.35 mmol/L |
| Serum HDL cholesterol (n=585) | 1.2 mmol/L | 1.02–1.45 mmol/L |
| Triglyceride (n=585) | 1.33 mmol/L | 0.92–2.05 mmol/L |
| Physical characteristic | Frequency | Percentage* |
| Blood pressure-tested (n=614) | ||
| Normotensive (sys: <140; dias: <90) | 394 | 64.2 |
| Grade 1 (sys: 140–159; dias: 90–99) | 151 | 24.6 |
| Grade 2 (sys: 160–179; dias: 100–109) | 43 | 7.0 |
| Grade 3 (sys: >180; dias: >110) | 26 | 4.2 |
| Total HTN (sys: >140; dias: >90) | 220 | 35.8 |
| Blood sugar-tested (n=604) | ||
| <4.5 mmol/L | 121 | 20.7 |
| 4.5–7.8 mmol/L | 414 | 71.0 |
| 7.9–11.1 mmol/L | 34 | 5.8 |
| >11.1 mmol/L | 15 | 2.6 |
| Body mass index (BMI) (n=604) | ||
| Underweight (BMI <18.5) | 7 | 1.2 |
| Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 180 | 29.8 |
| Overweight (BMI 25–29.9) | 244 | 40.4 |
| Obese (BMI >30) | 173 | 28.6 |
| Hepatitis B (n=586) | ||
| Positive | 29 | 5.0 |
| Negative | 557 | 95.0 |
*Percentages may not add up to 100% as some subcharacteristics were not mutually exclusive.
dias, diastolic;n, number; sys, systolic.