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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors of study participants (N = 232). |
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| Variable |
Total N (%) |
Male (N = 140) N (%) |
Female (N = 92) N (%) |
p-value |
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| §Body Mass Index |
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| - 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) |
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| - Obese (>30.0) |
46 (19.9) |
29 (20.9) |
17 (18.5) |
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| Waist-to-Hip Ratio |
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| - <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) |
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| -≥ 0.95 |
9 (3.9) |
6(4.3) |
3 (3.9) |
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| Fasted Blood Glucose |
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| - 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) |
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| Fasted Blood Cholesterol |
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| - 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) |
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| Systolic Blood Pressure |
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| - 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) |
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| Diastolic Blood Pressure |
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| - 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) |
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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 |
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