Research Article
Community Based Assessment of Biochemical Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural and Tribal Area of Himalayan Region, India
Table 1
Lipid profile for rural and tribal area of a Himalayan state, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2010.
| Variable | Male | Female | Total | Rural (150) | Tribal (184) | value | Rural (300) | Tribal (266) | value | Rural (450) | Tribal (450) | value |
| Mean age | 45.5 | 48.5 | 0.01 | 44.8 | 47.1 | 0.02 | 45.1 | 47.7 | 0.00 | BMI (Kg/m2) | 22.8 | 20.9 | 0.01 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 0.00 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 0.10 | Nonvegetarian* | 93.0 | 92.2 | 0.74 | 87.7 | 86.8 | 0.76 | 90.1 | 88.9 | 0.60 | Mean TC (mg/litre) | 165.1 | 171.5 | 0.01 | 165.8 | 170.6 | 0.01 | 165.6 | 171.0 | 0.00 | Mean LDL (mg/litre) | 90.9 | 96.8 | 0.02 | 92.2 | 95.3 | 0.10 | 91.8 | 95.9 | 0.00 | Mean HDL (mg/litre) | 41.8 | 40.8 | 0.36 | 39.9 | 42.1 | 0.09 | 40.5 | 41.6 | 0.23 | Mean TGs (mg/litre) | 189.5 | 185.0 | 0.70 | 187.9 | 180.0 | 0.35 | 109.1 | 96.4 | 0.35 |
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