Table 2 Prevalence of risk factors (%) in different WC categories among NT and HT men and women
From: Cut off values of waist circumference & associated cardiovascular risk in egyptians
Risk Factors | WC category (cm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 75 | 75- | 85- | 95- | 105- | > 114.9 | |
NT men | ||||||
DM | 2.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 23.1 | 41.7 |
LVH | 4.3 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
High TG | 4.3 | 17.3 | 34.2 | 48.1 | 42.3 | 75.0 |
Low HDL | 44.7 | 45.7 | 50.0 | 58.5 | 61.5 | 58.3 |
High LDL | 17.0 | 21.0 | 29.6 | 46.2 | 19.2 | 50.0 |
HT men | ||||||
DM | 6.9 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 34.7 |
LVH | 30.6 | 24.3 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 24.3 |
High TG | 12.1 | 24.7 | 48.0 | 52.3 | 62.7 | 63.3 |
Low HDL | 34.5 | 42.9 | 52.6 | 56.9 | 58.2 | 51.0 |
High LDL | 22.4 | 27.4 | 35.1 | 36.7 | 43.9 | 49.0 |
NT women | ||||||
DM | 4.4 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 20.0 |
LVH | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 18.2 |
High TG | 8.8 | 16.1 | 25.9 | 29.3 | 47.1 | 52.0 |
Low HDL | 66.2 | 67.7 | 70.5 | 71.7 | 85.3 | 72.0 |
High LDL | 22.1 | 31.2 | 34.2 | 40.4 | 52.9 | 45.8 |
HT women | ||||||
DM | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 27.2 | 32.6 | 32.7 |
LVH | 20.8 | 19.2 | 11.1 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 21.3 |
High TG | 9.3 | 27.5 | 37.3 | 46.0 | 47.2 | 50.5 |
Low HDL | 54.7 | 63.4 | 71.1 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 77.8 |
High LDL | 40.5 | 38.5 | 38.7 | 56.0 | 49.7 | 58.6 |