Table 2

Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors of study participants (N = 232).

Variable
Total N (%)
Male (N = 140) N (%)
Female (N = 92) N (%)
p-value

§Body Mass Index




- Normal (18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2)
128 (55.0)
66 (47.5)
62 (67.4)
0.004*
- Overweight (25.0 – 29.9)
57 (24.7)
44 (31.7)
13 (14.1)

- Obese (>30.0)
46 (19.9)
29 (20.9)
17 (18.5)

Waist-to-Hip Ratio




- <0.80
115 (49.6)
50 (35.7)
65 (70.0)
0.000*
- 0.80 – 0.94
108 (46.6)
84 (60.0)
24 (26.1)

-≥ 0.95
9 (3.9)
6(4.3)
3 (3.9)

Fasted Blood Glucose




- Normal (≤ 110 mg/dl)
214 (92.2)
130 (92.9)
84 (91.3)
0.665
- High (>110 mg/dl)
18 (7.8)
10 (7.1)
8 (8.7)

Fasted Blood Cholesterol




- Normal (≤ 200 mg/dl)
208 (89.7)
128 (91.4)
80 (87.0)
0.274
- High (>200 mg/dl)
24 (10.3)
12(8.6)
12 (13.0)

Systolic Blood Pressure




- Normal (≤ 140 mmHg)
198 (85.3)
115 (82.1)
83 (90.2)
0.089
- High (>140 mmHg)
34 (14.7)
25 (17.9)
9 (9.8)

Diastolic Blood Pressure




- Normal (≤ 90 mmHg)
212 (91.4)
125 (89.3)
87 (94.6)
0.161
- High (>90 mmHg)
20 (8.6)
15 (10.7)
5 (5.4)


Data are presented as total number (N) and percent (%) of total number in each category.

* Chi-square p < 0.05 significant difference between genders.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio

§The sample size for BMI does not add to N = 232 secondary to some of the participants not having completed the measurements.

Sharma et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2008 5:9   doi:10.1186/1550-2783-5-9