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Table 3 Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of studied variables by sex

From: Current health status and its risk factors of the Tsarang villagers living at high altitude in the Mustang district of Nepal

Variables

Total

Male

Female

P value

Height (cm)

157.11 ± 9.30

164.18 ± 6.81

151.27 ± 6.66

< 0.0001

Weight (kg)

57.59 ± 10.44

62.59 ± 9.39

53.46 ± 9.45

< 0.0001

BMI

23.28 ± 3.43

23.21 ± 3.17

23.34 ± 3.64

0.8780

 Overweight (BMI ≥ 25) (%)

29.26 (22.98–36.40)

30.59 (21.30–41.66)

28.16 (19.95–38.01)

0.8384

WC (cm)

77.27 ± 8.68

79.43 ± 8.42

75.50 ± 8.52

0.0017

 ≥ 90 cm (male)/≥ 80 cm (female) (%)

23.53 (17.78–30.39)

14.29 (7.92–24.02)

31.07 (22.52–41.05)

0.0118

Hip (cm)a

88.86 ± 7.92

90.00 ± 7.23

87.94 ± 8.36

0.0499

WHRa

0.87 ± 0.05

0.88 ± 0.06

0.86 ± 0.05

0.0062

 > 0.9 (male)/> 0.85 (female) (%)

50.82 (43.37–58.24)

40.24 (29.74–51.67)

59.41 (49.16–68.93)

0.0151

SpO2 (%)

90.60 ± 3.21

90.47 ± 3.48

90.71 ± 2.97

0.9913

 Hypoxemia (SpO2 < 90%) (%)

27.13 (21.04–34.17)

28.24 (19.26–39.20)

26.21 (18.27–35.97)

0.8843

Heart rate (bpm)

81.57 ± 12.13

81.35 ± 13.74

81.76 ± 10.68

0.8249

SBP (mmHg)

122.67 ± 18.22

128.36 ± 16.77

117.97 ± 18.11

< 0.0001

 ≥ 140 mmHg (%)

17.02 (12.09–23.33)

23.53 (15.29–34.20)

11.65 (6.43–19.84)

0.0498

DBP (mmHg)

77.07 ± 11.61

79.67 ± 10.72

74.92 ± 11.92

0.0030

 ≥ 90 mmHg (%)

13.30 (8.95–19.19)

16.47 (9.62–26.43)

10.68 (5.72–18.69)

0.3431

HTb

20.74 (15.33–27.39)

27.06 (18.26–37.96)

15.53 (9.41–24.30)

0.0786

Hb (g/dL)c

13.82 ± 1.74

14.48 ± 1.42

13.33 ± 1.80

< 0.0001

 < 13 (male)/< 12 (female) (%)

17.42 (12.31–23.97)

14.47 (7.79–24.85)

19.61 (12.66–28.89)

0.0028

 13 to < 18 (male)/12 to < 16 (female) (%)

76.40 (69.35–82.29)

85.53 (75.15–92.91)

69.61 (59.59–78.12)

 

 ≥ 18 (male)/≥ 16 (female) (%)

6.18 (3.28–11.07)

0

10.78 (5.77–18.87)

 

HbA1c (NGSP; %)d

5.96 ± 0.99

5.90 ± 1.00

6.01 ± 0.98

0.1051

 6.0 to < 6.5% (%)

31.61 (24.90–39.15)

27.27 (18.04–38.81)

35.05 (25.83–45.48)

0.5544

 ≥ 6.5% (%)

4.60 (2.15–9.17)

5.19 (1.68–13.47)

4.12 (1.33–10.82)

 
  1. Values are mean ± SD and percentage (95% CI). Data were analyzed by χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test for comparison of the rates of variables and by the Welch t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test for comparison of variables between males and females
  2. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HT hypertension, Hb hemoglobin, SD standard deviation, CI confidential interval
  3. a5 participants refused measurement
  4. b≥ 140 mmHg SBP and/or ≥ 90 mmHg DBP in participants
  5. c10 participants could not be measured due to severe deformation of finger joint or machine troubles
  6. d14 participants could not be measured due to machine troubles