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Table 2 Anthropometric and metabolic indices of both population

From: Anthropometric differences among natives of Abuja living in urban and rural communities: correlations with other cardiovascular risk factors

Variable

Rural men n = 173 (Mean ± SD)

Urban men n = 163 (Mean ± SD)

P-value

Rural women n = 159 (Mean ± SD)

Urban women n = 172 (Mean ± SD)

P-value

Weight(Kg)

60.87 ± 8.28

67.06 ± 9.43

<0.001

57.93 ± 9.00

70.28 ± 14.05

<0.001

Height(m)

1.62 ± 0.07

1.61 ± 0.07

0.41

1.58 ± 0.08

1.57 ± 0.08

3.41

BMI (kg/m2)

23.17 ± 2.93

25.70 ± 3.19

<0.001

23.02 ± 3.17

27.83 ± 5.92

<0.001

Waist Circumference (cm)

81.46 ± 7.14

87.69 ± 11.66

<0.001

81.14 ± 7.95

92.36 ± 12.46

<0.001

Abdominal Height (cm)

17.92 ± 2.22

19.36 ± 3.76

<0.001

18.78 ± 2.29

19.85 ± 4.45

<0.001

Waist-height ratio (%)

50.36 ± 5.13

54.01 ± 7.00

<0.001

51.26 ± 5.46

58.07 ± 9.96

<0.001

Skin fold thickness(mm)

      

  Biceps

3.09 ± 1.39

6.89 ± 3.63

<0.001

3.68 ± 2.23

7.98 ± 3.68

<0.001

  Triceps

4.89 ± 3.69

10.53 ± 4.51

<0.001

5.62 ± 2.37

12.84 ± 11.05

<0.001

  Sub scapular

7.78 ± 1.98

13.01 ± 4.29

<0.001

8.13 ± 2.75

13.44 ± 4.22

<0.001

  Abdominal

7.60 ± 3.07

13.44 ± 4.95

<0.001

7.12 ± 2.84

14.38 ± 4.65

<0.001

  Superior iliac

7.05 ± 2.94

12.92 ± 4.83

<0.001

6.96 ± 3.11

15.03 ± 5.76

<0.001

  ∑5sf (mm)a

30.43 ± 9.20

48.92 ± 19.70

<0.001

31.52 ± 10.07

59.04 ± 24.04

<0.001

  Central SF(mm)

22.44 ± 6.71

33.91 ± 13.43

<0.001

22.21 ± 7.51

39.55 ± 14.34

<0.001

  Peripheral SF(mm)

7.99 ± 4.46

15.00 ± 7.55

<0.001

9.30 ± 4.29

19.48 ± 13.61

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

115 ± 14

123 ± 19

<0.001

111 ± 15

122 ± 21

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

74 ± 8

79 ± 13

0.001

71 ± 10

75 ± 14

0.007

RHR

77 ± 11

80 ± 13

0.084

71 ± 11

76 ± 11

<0.001

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

3.56 ± 0.83

3.78 ± 0.25

0.044

3.55 ± 1.14

3.94 ± 2.44

0.067

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.25 ± 0.86

3.20 ± 0.81

0.604

3.06 ± 084

3.41 ± 1.08

0.001

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

1.40 ± 0.37

1.71 ± 0.54

<0.001

1.47 ± 0.43

1.48 ± 0.38

0.94

LDL-C (mmol/l)

1.36 ± 0.77

0.94 ± 0.69

<0.001

1.15 ± 0.78

1.24 ± 0.99

0.373

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.24 ± 0.37

1.48 ± 0.46

<0.001

1.23 ± 0.34

1.49 ± 0.43

<0.001

  1. SD = standard deviation, SF = skinfold thickness, ∑5sf = Sum of 5 skinfold thickness, BMI = Body Mass Index.
  2. SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, RHR = resting heart rate, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  3. HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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