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Table 5 Age-standardized trends in median levels of traditional and cardiometabolic risk factors according to body mass index

From: Divergent fifteen-year trends in traditional and cardiometabolic risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the Seychelles

 

BMI <25

BMI 25–29

BMI ≥30

1989

2004

P

1989

2004

P

1989

2004

P

Systolic BP (mmHg)

122

120

*

132

127

***

138

131

***

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

80

79

*

89

84

***

90

86

***

Systolic BP, not treated (mmHg)

120

118

***

130

122

***

134

126

***

Diastolic BP, not treated (mmHg)

80

77

***

87

81

***

88

84

***

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.98

3.23

**

3.66

3.61

ns

3.86

3.67

ns

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.39

1.48

*

1.28

1.19

ns

1.24

1.19

ns

Triglyceride (mmol(l)

0.71

0.73

ns

0.93

0.94

ns

0.94

0.98

ns

Glucose (mmol/l)

4.6

5.2

***

5.0

5.5

***

5.2

5.6

***

Insulin (μmol/l)

6.9

8.7

***

9.7

12.8

***

13.3

16.9

***

  1. All data are expressed as median values.
  2. ns: not statistically significant; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.001.