Feasibility of Development of a Cohort in a Rural Area of Sub-Himalayan Region of India to Assess the Emergence of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors

Table 2

Mean level of age, BMI, blood pressure, and lipids of rural cohort for assessment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) risk factors in sub-Himalayan region of India, 2011.

Characteristics (mean)	Male (1156)		Female (1593)		All (2749)		𝑃 value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (year)	45.9	12.9	45.3	13.4	45.6	12.8	0.38
TC (total cholesterol)	189.9	30.0	190.8	35.4	190.5	33.0	0.64
LDL (low density lipoprotein)	100.2	28.8	99.4	27.9	99.7	30.2	0.63
HDL (high density lipoprotein)	52.4	17.6	51.6	12.9	51.8	10.4	0.27
TGs (triglycerides)	198.2	62.0	202	65.8	200.7	64.8	0.27
BMI (body mass index)	30.5	78.5	27.1	60.9	28.3	70.4	0.34
SBP (systolic blood pressure)	133.5	17.2	130.4	18.7	131.5	18.2	0.00
DBP (diastolic blood pressure)	89.8	18.4	87.4	22.8	88.2	23.7	0.03