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. 2020 Oct 22;8(1):e001782. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001782

Table 2.

Annual incidence rate per 100 persons (95% CI) of CVD risk factors during follow-up according to sex and place of residence in Vellore and in New Delhi

Outcome Setting Men Women
Cases/at-risk sample Incidence rate
(95% CI)
Cases/at-risk sample Incidence rate
(95% CI)
Overweight/obesity* Vellore – rural 70/223 2.3 (1.9 to 2.8) 89/197 3.3 (2.8 to 3.9)
Vellore – urban 90/224 3.0 (2.5 to 3.4) 88/154 4.2 (3.6 to 4.8)
New Delhi – urban 119/339 5.1 (4.4 to 5.9) 92/239 5.6 (4.7 to 6.5)
Obesity* Vellore – rural 11/237 0.3 (0.2 to 0.6) 33/216 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5)
Vellore – urban 32/271 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) 60/208 2.1 (1.7 to 2.6)
New Delhi – urban 82/589 2.0 (1.6 to 2.5) 60/386 2.3 (1.8 to 2.8)
Central obesity Vellore – rural 85/219 2.9 (2.4 to 3.4) 90/187 3.5 (3.0 to 4.1)
Vellore – urban 116/221 3.9 (3.4 to 4.4) 96/147 4.8 (4.2 to 5.4)
New Delhi – urban 143/316 6.6 (5.7 to 7.4) 115/231 7.2 (6.3 to 8.2)
Type 2 diabetes Vellore – rural 42/236 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) 24/213 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)
Vellore – urban 41/268 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) 34/218 1.2 (0.8 to 1.6)
New Delhi – urban 43/596 1.0 (0.8 to 1.4) 15/413 0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)
Hypertension† Vellore – rural 55/236 1.7 (1.3 to 2.1) 23/216 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1)
Vellore - Urban 67/263 1.9 (1.5 to 2.3) 28/223 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)
New Delhi - Urban 168/575 4.2 (3.7 to 4.8) 52/420 1.8 (1.4 to 2.3)
Hypertriglyceridemia‡ Vellore - Rural 68/200 2.5 (2.0 to 3.0) 29/203 1.1 (0.7 to 1.4)
Vellore - Urban 70/207 2.5 (2.0 to 3.0) 25/202 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3)
New Delhi - Urban 102/368 4.0 (3.4 to 4.7) 61/382 2.3 (1.8 to 2.9)
Hypercholesterolemia‡ Vellore - Rural 34/230 1.2 (0.7 to 1.5) 14/208 0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)
Vellore - Urban 50/235 1.5 (1.2 to 1.9) 24/197 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)
New Delhi - Urban 123/350 5.1 (4.4 to 5.9) 80/298 3.9 (3.2 to 4.7)
Low HDL-cholesterol Vellore - Rural 23/82 2.0 (1.3 to 2.8) 23/39 4.2 (3.0 to 5.4)
Vellore - Urban 37/108 2.5 (1.8 to 3.2) 18/45 2.9 (1.8 to 4.0)
New Delhi - Urban 61/415 2.1 (1.7 to 2.7) 56/205 4.0 (3.1 to 4.9)

*BMI status at phase 5 for two study participants (rural men an urban men) and at phase 6 for one study participant (urban men).

†Systolic and diastolic blood pressure values for two participants (one urban woman and one urban man) at phase 6,

‡Triglyceride and cholesterol levels at phase 6 for one urban man.

BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.