Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of anthropometric indices, blood pressure, and biochemical measurements of Ellisras young adults aged 21–30 years.
| SBP (mmHg) M (SD) | DBP (mmHg) M (SD) | PR (bpm) M (SD) | Insulin (mmol/L) M (SD) | C Index M (SD) | ABSI M (SD) | BRI (SD) | BMI (kg/m2) M (SD) | TC (mmol/L) M (SD) | Glucose (mmol/L) M (SD) | HDL-C (mmol/L) M (SD) | TG (mmol/L) M (SD) | HOMA-IR M (SD) | HOMA-β M (SD) | LDL-C (mmol/L) M (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 125.91 (12.48) ** | 71.44 (10.24) * | 70.36 (12.90) ** | 7.75 (9.00) * | 1.12 (0.08) ** | 1.29 (0.11) ** | 6.05 (3.96) ** | 23.67 (8.74) ** | 2.992 (4.67) | 5.45 (0.87) | 1.20 (0.37) | 1.06 (0.65) | 2.29 (3.37) | 24.31 (30.14) ** | 2.35 (0.78) * |
| Females | 114.23 (10.84) ** | 69.11 (9.39) * | 81.75 (11.79) ** | 10.86 (14.04) * | 1.16 (0.10) ** | 1.21 (0.11) ** | 8.86 (7.99) ** | 25.66 (17.45) ** | 3.167 (5.16) | 5.62 (1.55) | 1.09 (0.30) | 0.96 (0.51) | 2.48 (3.45) | 35.49 (47.33) ** | 2.73 (0.91) * |
M = mean; SD = standard deviation; C index = Conicity Index; ABSI = A Body Shape Index; BRI = Body Roundness Index; BMI = Body Mass Index; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HOMA = homeostasis model assessment; PR = pulse rate; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001.