Gender-Specific Association of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Arab Population
Table 1
Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of the Arab population study.
Characteristics
All subjects ()
Females ()
Males ()
value
Age (years)
44.4 ± 11.7
44.06 ± 11.9
44.78 ± 11.51
0.5109
BMI (kg/m2)
31.9 ± 6.4
33.24 ± 6.67
30.48 ± 5.80
<0.0001
WC (cm)
101.0 ± 14.3
99.28 ± 14.26
102.7 ± 14.13
0.0153
SBP (mmHg)
129.9 ± 19.8
124.8 ± 19.6
135.1 ± 18.5
<0.0001
DBP (mmHg)
78.3 ± 12.5
76.89 ± 12.6
79.77 ± 12.3
0.0252
FBG (mmol/L)
6.25 ± 3.0
5.93 ± 2.5
6.59 ± 3.5
0.0424
HbA1c (%)
6.07 ± 1.8
5.66 ± 1.4
6.53 ± 2.0
<0.0001
HOMA-IR
3.30 ± 3.95
3.44 ± 4.7
3.14 ± 2.9
0.4486
TC (mmol/L)
5.19 ± 1.12
5.31 ± 1.08
5.06 ± 0.08
0.0353
TG (mmol/L)
1.71 ± 1.19
1.54 ± 0.06
1.89 ± 0.11
0.0045
HDL (mmol/L)
1.12 ± 0.35
1.25 ± 0.02
0.99 ± 0.02
<0.0001
LDL (mmol/L)
3.35 ± 1.00
3.41 ± 0.07
3.28 ± 0.07
0.2305
Hypertension (%)
54.5
43.0
66.5
<0.0001
Diabetes (%)
28.3
23.8
32.9
0.0487
CVD (%)
7.2
6.3
8.2
0.4481
Current smoking status (%)
45.9
26.9
73.1
<0.0001
Physically active (%)
58.8
57.4
42.6
0.0026
Data are presented as mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; CVD: cardiovascular disease. value shows the differences between males and females.
