Cut off values of waist circumference & associated cardiovascular risk in egyptians

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study subjects

	NT men (n = 311)	HT men (n = 670)	NT women (n = 443)	HT women (n = 889)
Age (years)^a	46.5 ± 13.7	55.1 ± 13.1	42 ± 11.4	53.9 ± 11.6
WC (cm)^a	88 ± 14.2	95 ± 14.4	89.6 ± 14.7	95.7 ± 15.9
BMI (kg/m²)^a	25.9 ± 5	28.4 ± 6.1	29.2 ± 6.7	31.7 ± 7.5
SES (%)
Low	41.8	36.4	45.8	44.8
Mid	49.5	52.3	46	46.2
High	8.7	11.3	8.1	9
Geographic region (%)
Urban	71.1	73.6	70.4	73.1
Rural	28.9	26.4	29.6	26.9
Risk factors (%)
DM	7.7	26.9	8.5	24.2
LVH	5.9	19.2	3.1	16.2
Decreased HDL-cholesterol	51.2	52.1	70.6	69.8
Elevated LDL-cholesterol	28.5	36.1	35.8	47.3
Elevated TG	29.3	46.1	24.8	39

^a The values are represented as means ± SD
Metabolic risk factors were defined according to the IDF criteria (9). Elevated TG ≥ 150 mg/dL; reduced HDL-cholesterol < 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL for women; elevated LDL-cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dL; DM when fasting blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL or postprandial blood glucose ≥ 200 mg/dL; LVH when LVMI > 125 gm/m² in men and > 110 gm/m² in women.

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