Table 5 |
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Age-specific comparisons of the MetS components of Taiwanese with different urbanization status |
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< 35 yr |
35-64 yr |
65 + yr |
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Variables |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
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All |
N = 1246 |
N = 769 |
N = 2056 |
N = 1112 |
N = 348 |
N = 255 |
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Age (years) |
26.0 ± 5.2 |
26.2 ± 5.1 |
47.1 ± 7.8 |
47.6 ± 8.3 |
72.3 ± 5.3 |
72.7 ± 5.7 |
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WC (cm) |
75.3 ± 11.0 |
75.4 ± 11.0 |
80.8 ± 10.8 |
81.9 ± 10.6 * |
85.5 ± 9.9 |
85.0 ± 9.5 |
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Glucose (mg/dl) |
85.3 ± 13.4 |
87.0 ± 12.5 * |
95.1 ± 28.5 |
99.3 ± 33.9 * |
102.5 ± 33.7 |
104.6 ± 35.5 |
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Triglycerides(mg/dl) |
99.9 ± 59.5 |
111.2 ± 70.7 * |
133.7 ± 86.8 |
142.6 ±100.3 * |
142.4 ± 77.2 |
149.1 ± 92.3 |
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HDL (mg/dl) |
54.7 ± 12.6 |
53.4 ± 13.3 |
56.9 ± 15.8 |
55.4 ± 15.4 * |
56.1 ± 15.8 |
54.0 ± 15.9 |
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LDL (mg/dl) |
102.6 ± 23.4 |
107.8 ± 24.5 * |
120.0 ± 26.3 |
120.7 ± 26.6 |
126.3 ± 27.4 |
123.4 ± 28.3 |
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Total Cholesterol(mg/dl) |
166.3 ± 31.5 |
171.2 ± 32.6 * |
190.3 ± 36.3 |
190.1 ± 36.1 |
196.5 ± 36.9 |
191.4 ± 39.5 |
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SBP (mm Hg) |
105.7 ± 11.8 |
107.8 ± 12.3 * |
115.3 ± 16.9 |
118.6 ± 17.2 * |
133.2 ± 18.7 |
133.1 ± 18.3 |
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DBP (mm Hg) |
70.0 ± 9.4 |
71.0 ± 9.6 * |
76.7 ± 11.4 |
77.6 ± 11.5 * |
78.1 ± 10.8 |
78.3 ± 10.9 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
21.9 ± 3.6 |
22.3 ± 3.8 * |
23.7 ± 3.3 |
24.0 ± 3.6 * |
23.8 ± 3.2 |
23.4 ± 3.1 |
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Weight (Kg) |
60.3 ± 12.5 |
60.4 ± 12.8 |
62.2 ± 11.1 |
62.8 ± 11.3 |
61.6 ± 10.0 |
60.5 ± 9.7 |
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Height (cm) |
165.4 ± 8.1 |
164.2 ± 8.0 * |
161.7 ± 7.7 |
161.4 ± 7.6 |
160.8 ± 8.4 |
160.7 ± 7.9 |
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HT drug (%) |
0.2 |
0 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
32.8 |
33.7 |
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DM drug (%) |
0.2 |
0 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
12.1 |
11.4 |
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Lipid drug (%) |
0.08 |
0.13 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
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Current smokers ¥ (%) |
16.9 |
17.8 |
20.2 |
24.1 * |
17.8 |
25.9 * |
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Males |
N = 611 |
N = 360 |
N = 942 |
N = 559 |
N = 193 |
N = 162 |
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Age (years) |
25.7 ± 5.2 |
25.9 ± 5.2 |
47.2 ± 7.8 |
47.7 ± 8.5 |
72.6 ± 5.1 |
72.7 ± 5.4 |
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WC (cm) |
80.5 ± 10.9 |
80.7 ± 10.9 |
86.1 ± 9.9 |
86.2 ± 9.6 |
86.9 ± 10.2 |
86.6 ± 8.8 |
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Glucose (mg/dl) |
86.8 ± 15.5 |
87.5 ± 14.6 |
96.6 ± 32.3 |
100.2 ± 34.0 |
99.5 ± 27.4 |
103.8 ± 35.8 |
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Triglycerides(mg/dl) |
114.1 ± 68.0 |
132.5 ± 85.6 * |
156.1 ± 98.9 |
164.4 ± 114.7 * |
135.6 ± 72.0 |
148.4 ± 92.5 |
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HDL (mg/dl) |
51.5 ± 12.3 |
49.5 ± 13.0 * |
52.2 ± 15.4 |
51.2 ± 15.5 |
53.4 ± 15.4 |
51.0 ± 15.6 |
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LDL (mg/dl) |
106.1 ± 25.5 |
109.3 ± 25.1 |
122.4 ± 25.4 |
121.2 ± 26.2 |
123.4 ± 26.3 |
121.2 ± 27.5 |
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Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
168.1 ± 34.4 |
170.8 ± 33.0 |
190.5 ± 34.2 |
188.7 ± 36.1 |
189.9 ± 34.1 |
186.0 ± 38.7 |
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SBP (mm Hg) |
111.5 ± 11.1 |
114.1 ± 11.3 * |
118.4 ± 16.3 |
121.2 ± 16.7 * |
132.2 ± 16.6 |
133.3 ± 18.9 |
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DBP (mm Hg) |
73.9 ± 8.9 |
74.9 ± 9.4 |
80.0 ± 11.1 |
80.2 ± 11.5 |
78.2 ± 10.6 |
79.1 ± 11.4 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
22.9 ± 3.7 |
23.4 ± 3.9 * |
24.3 ± 3.2 |
24.4 ± 3.1 |
23.3 ± 2.9 |
23.4 ± 2.8 |
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Weight (Kg) |
67.5 ± 11.9 |
68.1 ± 12.0 |
68.5 ± 10.1 |
67.9 ± 10.2 |
64.6 ± 9.9 |
63.7 ± 8.3 |
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Height (cm) |
171.5 ± 5.9 |
170.5 ± 5.7 * |
167.7 ± 5.7 |
166.8 ± 5.7 * |
166.3 ± 5.9 |
165.0 ± 5.3 * |
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HT drug (%) |
0.3 |
0 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
33.7 |
36.4 |
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DM drug (%) |
0.3 |
0 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
13.5 |
9.3 |
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Lipid drug (%) |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
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Current smokers ¥ (%) |
31.4 |
35.8 |
40.3 |
46.0 |
30.6 |
38.3 |
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Females |
N = 635 |
N = 409 |
N = 1114 |
N = 553 |
N = 155 |
N = 93 |
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Age (years) |
26.2 ± 5.2 |
26.4 ± 5.1 |
47.1 ± 7.9 |
47.5 ± 8.1 |
71.8 ± 5.6 |
72.8 ± 6.2 |
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WC (cm) |
70.3 ± 8.7 |
70.7 ± 8.8 |
76.3 ± 9.4 |
77.5 ± 9.8 * |
83.6 ± 9.2 |
82.2 ± 10.1 |
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Glucose (mg/dl) |
83.9 ± 10.7 |
86.5 ± 10.3 * |
93.8 ± 24.7 |
98.4 ± 33.7 * |
106.2 ± 40.0 |
105.8 ± 35.0 |
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Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
86.3 ± 46.0 |
92.5 ± 47.0 * |
114.8 ± 69.8 |
120.4 ± 77.1 |
150.8 ± 82.7 |
150.4 ± 92.3 |
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HDL (mg/dl) |
57.7 ± 12.1 |
56.8 ± 12.7 * |
60.9 ± 14.9 |
59.6 ± 14.1 |
59.4 ± 15.7 |
59.3 ± 15.0 |
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LDL (mg/dl) |
99.3 ± 20.7 |
106.5 ± 24.0 |
118.0 ± 26.9 |
120.3 ± 27.0 |
129.9 ± 28.5 |
127.2 ± 29.3 |
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Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
164.5 ± 28.3 |
171.5 ± 32.3 * |
190.2 ± 37.9 |
191.6 ± 36.1 |
204.6 ± 38.8 |
200.9 ± 39.4 |
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SBP (mm Hg) |
100.1 ± 9.6 |
102.2 ± 10.3 * |
112.7 ± 17.1 |
115.9 ± 17.3 * |
134.4 ± 21.0 |
132.7 ± 17.5 |
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DBP (mm Hg) |
66.3 ± 8.2 |
67.6 ± 8.4 * |
73.8 ± 10.8 |
75.0 ± 10.8 * |
77.8 ± 11.0 |
76.8 ± 9.7 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
21.0 ± 3.2 |
21.3 ± 3.6 |
23.2 ± 3.4 |
23.7 ± 4.0 * |
24.4 ± 3.5 |
23.5 ± 3.7 * |
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Weight (Kg) |
53.4 ± 8.6 |
53.6 ± 9.2 |
56.8 ± 8.7 |
57.6 ± 9.9 |
57.8 ± 8.6 |
55.0 ± 9.5 * |
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Height (cm) |
159.5 ± 5.0 |
158.5 ± 4.9 * |
156.6 ± 5.0 |
155.9 ± 4.8 * |
154.0 ± 5.6 |
153.0 ± 5.6 |
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HT drug (%) |
0 |
0 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
31.6 |
29.0 |
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DM drug (%) |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
15.1 |
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Lipid drug (%) |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
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Current smokers ¥ (%) |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
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† At significant level α = 0.05, p-value < 0.05 (*) was used for two-sample t-test were used for comparing means between urban and rural Taiwanese in each gender and age-specific strata. ¥ Current smokers were considered to subjects who have a life-time smoking experience of ≥ 100 cigarettes and currently smoke |
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Wahlqvist et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2010 10:11 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-10-11 |
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