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Table 1 Clinical and anthropometric variables in 30 subjects

From: Prevalence and severity of atherosclerosis in extra cranial carotid arteries in Nigeria: an autopsy study

Variables

Female (n = 15)

Male (n = 15)

Total (n = 30)

P value

Age (years ± SD)

36.9 ± 16.5

43.9 ± 13.0

40.4 ± 15.0

0.30

Past history

    

 Hypertension

2(6.7%)

4(13.3%)

6(20%)

0.67

 Diabetes

1(3.3%)

0(0%)

1(3.3%)

0.173

 Dyslipidaemia

0

0

0

 

 Smoking

0

0

0

 

Height (cm ± SD)

159.1 ± 8.3

169.7 ± 4.6

164.4 ± 8.5

<0.001*

WC (cm ± SD)

50.3 ± 20.1

50.6 ± 14.1

50.4 ± 17.1

0.96

AWT (cm ± SD)

3.7 ± 2.3

2.6 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 2.1

0.10

  1. WC (Waist circumference); AWT (Abdominal wall thickness);*Statistically significant p value.