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Table 1 General characteristics of subjects

From: Sensitivity of various adiposity indices in identifying cardiometabolic diseases in Arab adults

Parameter

2008–2009

2013–2014

P value

N

3,971

2,850

 

M/F

1698/2,273

926/1,924

DM (%)

1,141 (28.7)

1,216 (42.7)

CHD (%)

51 (1.3)

12 (0.4)

Hypertension (%)

288 (7.3)

122 (4.3)

Dyslipidemia (%)

20 (0.5)

38 (1.3)

MetS (%)

1,649 (41.5)

1,668 (58.5)

Age (years)

40.3 ± 16.2

47.3 ± 13.9

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 ± 6.3

30.6 ± 6.4

<0.001

Waist (cm)

89.6 ± 21.0

94.1 ± 21.8

<0.001

Hips (cm)

100.3 ± 21.5

102.3 ± 21.1

<0.001

WHR

0.91 ± 0.2

0.93 ± 0.2

<0.001

WHtR

0.55 ± 0.1

0.59 ± 0.1

<0.001

Body Adiposity Index

30.9 ± 13.5

34.3 ± 14.9

<0.001

Visceral Adiposity Index

3.8 ± 3.9

3.4 ± 2.9

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120.4 ± 15.2

126.2 ± 16.6

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76.8 ± 9.0

80.0 ± 10.9

NS

Glucose (mmol/L)

6.9 ± 3.8

7.8 ± 4.0

<0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.67 ± 1.0

1.84 ± 1.2

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.0 ± 1.2

5.0 ± 1.2

NS

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.87 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.3

<0.001

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.4 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 1.0

<0.001

  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation; significant at p < 0.05.