Table 2 Prevalence (%) of hypertension and explanatory variables by ethnicity and sex
Women | P value | Men | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assyrian/Syrian | Swedes | Assyrian/Syrian | Swedes | |||
n = 89 | n = 101 | n = 84 | n = 80 | |||
Variables | ||||||
Totals | 56.1 | 80.0 | 0.007* | 59.1 | 74.0 | 0.065 |
Body mass index | ||||||
Normal <25 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 0.050 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 0.475 |
Overweight 25.0–29.9 | 23.0 | 44.0 | 37.0 | 45.0 | ||
Obese ≥30 | 65.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 39.0 | ||
Abdominal obesity | ||||||
Women (>88 cm) | 93.5 | 88.5 | 0.383 | |||
Men (102 cm) | 53.7 | 62.8 | 0.295 | |||
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
High | 0.0 | 0.0 | <0.0001 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 0.271 |
Moderate | 18.0 | 84.0 | 69.0 | 78.3 | ||
Low | 82.0 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 14.5 | ||
Medication (yes) | 81.1 | 82.3 | 0.876 | 77.8 | 75.9 | 0.828 |
Elevated total cholesterol | ||||||
(≥4.5 mmol/L) | 65.2 | 70.0 | 0.582 | 53.5 | 61.0 | 0.380 |
Elevated HbA1c (>6%) | 50.0 | 56.0 | 0.522 | 46.5 | 33.3 | 0.112 |
Elevated triglycerides | ||||||
(≥1.7 mmol/L) | 41.0 | 74.0 | <0.0001 | 38.0 | 56.5 | 0.028* |
HyperTG waist† | ||||||
Low WC + low TG | 34.8 | 21.0 | 0.094 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.091 |
Low WC + high TG | 10.9 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 8.5 | ||
High WC + low TG | 43.4 | 35.5 | 57.5 | 34.1 | ||
High WC + high TG | 10.9 | 27.4 | 35.0 | 55.3 | ||