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Table 2 Characteristics of Anthropometric Measurements and CVD Risk Factors

From: Association between anthropometric measures and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Hainan centenarians: investigation based on the Centenarian’s health study

Characteristics

Total (n = 537)

Male (n = 124)

Female (n = 413)

P-value

Anthropometric measures

 Height (m)

146.00 ± 9.37

155.29 ± 7.60

143.21 ± 7.94

< 0.001

 Weight (kg)

38.45 ± 8.72

45.79 ± 7.10

36.24 ± 7.92

< 0.001

 Waist (cm)

75.49 ± 9.17

76.60 ± 8.82

75.15 ± 9.26

0.202

 Hip (cm)

83.96 ± 7.05

85.93 ± 7.04

83.37 ± 6.96

< 0.001

Anthropometric indices

 BMI

17.99 ± 3.50

18.99 ± 2.66

17.69 ± 3.67

< 0.001

 WHR

0.90 ± 0.09

0.89 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.09

0.241

 WHtR

0.52 ± 0.07

0.49 ± 0.06

0.53 ± 0.07

< 0.001

CVD Risk Factors measurements

 SBP (mm Hg)

153.20 ± 23.99

148.93 ± 21.35

154.48 ± 24.61

0.024

 DBP (mm Hg)

74.71 ± 12.72

73.50 ± 11.78

75.07 ± 12.98

0.230

 TC (mg/dl)

135.05 ± 28.36

169.70 ± 38.27

185.89 ± 37.49

< 0.001

 TG (mg/dl)

103.73 ± 57.92

94.11 ± 41.12

106.63 ± 61.84

0.012

 HDL-C (mg/dl)

55.36 ± 14.72

50.88 ± 13.83

56.71 ± 14.73

< 0.001

 LDL-C (mg/dl)

109.82 ± 30.80

101.87 ± 29.62

112.21 ± 30.79

0.001

Prevalence of CVD Risk Factors, n (%)

 Hypertension

164.58 ± 17.48

160.44 ± 14.62

181.74 ± 12.71

0.006

 High TC

265.78 ± 22.17

263.56 ± 20.50

266.27 ± 22.80

0.774

 High TG

280.73 ± 147.83

220.03 ± 17.92

294.22 ± 160.87

0.035

 Low HDL-C

34.92 ± 4.20

34.46 ± 4.31

35.26 ± 4.14

0.432

 High LDL-C

179.71 ± 20.20

175.43 ± 13.98

180.52 ± 21.25

0.579

  1. P-value from two independent samples t-test for WHR, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Hypertension, High Total Cholesterol, High Triglycerides, Low HDL-C and High LDL-C. Mann-Whitney U test for all other continuous variables. These tests were done to compare between males and females
  2. Mean ± standard deviation presented continuous variables
  3. CVD RF Cardiovascular disease risk factors