Table 1 Baseline characteristics for urban and rural youths (n = 942)
From: Identification of cardiovascular risk factors among urban and rural Malaysian youths
Variables | Urban (n = 555) | Rural (n = 387) | Total (n = 942) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) ± SD | 20.2 ± 2.2 | 21.1 ± 1.7 | 20.5 ± 2.1 |  < 0.001 |
Male (n,%) | 149 (26.8) | 108 (27.9) | 257 (27.3) | NS |
Current smoker (n,%) | 30 (5.4) | 26 (6.7) | 56 (5.9) | NS |
BMI ± SD | 23.1 ± 5.3 | 23.5 ± 5.0 | 23.2 ± 5.1 | NS |
Overweight (n, %) | 140 (25.2) | 116 (30.0) | 256 (27.2) | NS |
Obese (n, %) | 87 (15.7) | 69 (17.8) | 156 (16.6) | NS |
Overweight and obese (n,%) | 227 (40.9) | 185 (47.8) | 412 (43.7) |  < 0.038 |
Central obesity (n,%) | 150 (27.0) | 96 (24.8) | 246 (26.1) | NS |
Diabetes mellitus (n,%) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (0.2) | NS |
Hypertension (n,%) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) | NS |
Family history hypercholesterolaemia (n,%) | 64 (11.5) | 63 (16.3) | 127 (13.5) |  < 0.036 |
Family history PCAD (n,%) | 45 (8.1) | 45 (11.6) | 90 (9.6) | NS |
LDL-c (mmol/L) ± SD | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.8 |  < 0.019 |
TC (mmol/L) ± SD | 4.7 ± 0.9 | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 4.6 ± 0.9 |  < 0.012 |
TG (mmol/L) (IQR)a | 0.9, (0.6) | 1.0 (0.6) | 1.0, (0.6) | NS |
HDL (mmol/L) ± SD | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | NS |
Glucose (mmol/L) ± SD | 5.0 ± 1.1 | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | NS |