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Table 5 Mean score of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and proportions with ≥2 CVRFs and ≥3 CVRFs according to categories of obesity indices

From: Association between obesity indices and cardiovascular risk factors in late adolescence in the Seychelles

 

Males

Females

 

BMI

Waist

WHiR

WHtR

Fat%

BMI

Waist

WHiR

WHtR

Fat%

Mean score

 P <50

1.13

1.15

1.31

1.40

1.19

0.67

0.64

0.91

0.68

0.68

 P 50-79

1.59

1.53

1.46

1.49

1.68

1.06

1.14

0.96

1.07

1.01

 P 80-89

1.75

1.95

1.78

2.10

1.70

1.73

1.33

1.26

1.43

1.73

 P 90+

2.47

2.26

1.95

2.32

1.95

1.50

1.60

1.00

1.68

1.61

 

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.003

0.000

0.000

Score ≥ 2CVRFs (M: 44.1%, F: 28.1%)

 P <50

35.7

35.4

39.4

34.0

36.1

15.8

15.4

27.2

16.7

1.7

 P 50-79

46.5

46.7

45.8

45.7

54.2

31.9

36.8

30.9

31.9

31.9

 P 80-89

50.0

55.0

55.6

65.0

45.0

60.9

44.4

34.7

52.2

54.5

 P 90+

73.7

68.4

52.6

68.4

52.6

45.5

43.5

17.4

50.0

47.8

 

0.019

0.035

ns

0.007

ns

0.000

0.001

ns

0.000

0.000

Score ≥ 3CVRFs (M: 14.9%, F: 7.0%)

 P <50

6.1

8.3

11.1

7.2

6.1

0.0

0.0

7.9

0.0

0.0

 P 50-79

19.0

13.3

13.5

11.9

22.0

8.9

8.8

4.4

8.7

8.7

 P 80-89

20.0

30.0

27.8

45.0

25.0

17.3

14.8

8.7

13.0

18.0

 P 90+

42.1

36.8

26.3

31.6

26.3

27.3

26.1

8.7

31.8

26.0

 

0.000

0.003

ns

0.000

0.008

0.000

0.000

ns

0.000

0.001

  1. Score ranges between 0–6 according to the presence of 6 CVRFs: BP ≥120/80 mmHg; LDL-cholesterol ≥3 mmol/l; HDL <1.03 mmol/l; triglycerides ≥1.0 mmol/l; glucose ≥5.6 mmol/l; uric acid > sex-specific percentile 80.
  2. P values are indicated in italic.
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