Table 1 Descriptive statistics of studied phenotypes, distributed by gender.
From: Heritability of cardiovascular risk factors in a Brazilian population: Baependi Heart Study
Total (n = 1,666) | Men (n = 723) | Women (n = 943) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.0 (16.9) | 44.7 (17.5) | 43.6 (16.5) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 87.4 (12.5) | 86.8 (11.6) | 87.9 (13.1) |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 93.7 (30.0) | 93.1 (26.5) | 94.2 (32.0) |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 133.3 (75.4) | 134.8 (82.6) | 132.2 (69.3) |
HDL-c(mg/dL) | 55.9 (15.6) | 53.9 (15.3) | 57.5 (15.7) |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 180.8 (48.0) | 176.7 (48.5) | 183.9 (47.4) |
LDL-c (mg/dL) | 98.7 (44.1) | 96.0 (43.8) | 100.7 (44.2) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 126.8 (19.4) | 130.3 (18.7) | 124.1 (19.4) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.8 (11.4) | 79.4 (11.6) | 78.3 (11.2) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 (4.8) | 23.4 (3.8) | 25.2 (5.3) |
High Fasting glucose(%) | 19.4 | 17.4 | 20.9 |
High blood pressure (%) | 36.2 | 33.8 | 38.0 |
Truncal obesity (%) | 29.3 | 8.7 | 45.1 |
High Triglycerides (%) | 31.1 | 30.6 | 31.5 |
Low HDL-c (%) | 29.3 | 18.7 | 37.3 |
High LDL-c (mg/dL) | 25.7 | 22.7 | 28.0 |
High TC (mg/dL) | 34.5 | 32.3 | 36.2 |
BMI > 25 kg/m2 (%) | 38.6 | 29.9 | 45.2 |
BMI > 30 kg/m2 (%) | 12.7 | 6.4 | 17.5 |
Smokers (%) | 16.6 | 20.6 | 13.5 |
Sedentarism (%) | 21.1 | 17.8 | 23.7 |