Research Article
Dyslipidemia and Associated Risk Factors in the Elderly Population in Asmara, Eritrea: Results from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical characteristics of elderly participants in Asmara, Eritrea.
| | Covariate | Presence of dyslipidemia
(%) | value, chi-square | Total | | Female | Male |
| | Age (years) | | >60–65years | 55 (55.6) | 44 (44.4) | 0.095
(6.38) | 99 (31.0) | | >65–70 years | 40 (43.0) | 53 (57.0) | 93 (29.2) | | >70–75 years | 26 (41.3) | 37 (58.7) | 63 (19.7) | | >75 years | 24 (37.5) | 37 (58.70) | 67 (20.1) | | Educational level | | No education | 83 (78.3) | 23 (21.7) | <0.001
(76.32) | 106 (33.2) | | Elementary | 38 (38.4) | 61 (61.6) | 99 (31.0) | | Secondary | 14 (23.7) | 45 (76.3) | 59 (18.5) | | Senior | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | 44 (13.8) | | Tertiary | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | 11 (3.4) | | Daily physical activity | | <1 hour | 122 (62.6) | 73 (37.4) | <0.001
(72.34) | 195 (61.3) | | 1-2 hours | 20 (33.3) | 40 (66.7) | 60 (18.9) | | 2-3 hours | 0 (0.0) | 27 (100) | 27 (8.5) | | >3 hours | 2 (5.6) | 34 (94.4) | 36 (11.3) | | Employment status | | Unemployed | 117 (98.3) | 2 (1.7) | <0.001
(215.81) | 119 (37.3) | | Office work | 8 (25.0) | 24 (75.0) | 32 (10.0) | | Manual work | 20 (11.9) | 148 (88.1) | 168 (52.7) | | Traditional food (frequency) | | 1-3 per month | 11 (85.3) | 2 (14.7) | <0.001
(40.61) | 13 (4.1) | | 1-6 per week | 43 (64.2) | 24 (35.8) | 67 (21.1) | | Once a day | 47 (55.3) | 38 (44.7) | 85 (26.7) | | 2-4 times a day | 43 (28.1) | 110 (71.9) | 153 (48.1) | | Alcohol consumption | | No | 114 (57.6) | 84 (42.4) | <0.001
(30.93) | 198 (62.1) | | Yes | 31 (25.6) | 90 (74.04) | 121 (37.9) | | Diastolic blood pressure | | <90 mmHg | 98 (46.2) | 114 (53.8) | 0.722
(0.152) | 212 (66.5) | | >90 mmHg | 47 (43.9) | 60 (56.1) | 107 (33.5) | | Systolic blood pressure | | <140 mmHg | 109 (48.0) | 118 (52.0) | 0.172
(2.09) | 227 (71.2) | | >140 mmHg | 36 (39.1) | 56 (60.9) | 92 (28.8) | | Presence of hypertension | | Yes | 46 (50.5) | 45 (49.5) | 0.152
(1.33) | 91 (28.5) | | No | 99 (43.4) | 129 (56.6) | 228 (71.5) | | Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | | Normal | 110 (41.0) | 158 (59.0) | <0.001
(14.45) | 268 (84.0) | | Prediabetes | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 32 (10.0) | | Suspected DM | 15 (78.9) | 4 (21.1) | 19 (6.0) | | Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | | <18.5 | 27 (40.3) | 40 (59.7) | <0.001
(20.32) | 67 (21.1) | | 18.5-24.9 | 76 (39.4) | 117 (60.6) | 193 (60.7) | | 25-29.9 | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | 48 (15.1) | | >30 | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | 10 (3.1) | | Waist circumference (WC) | | Normal | 42 (23.3) | 138 (76.7) | <0.001
(79.30) | 180 (56.4) | | Abnormal | 103 (74.1) | 36 (25.9) | 139 (43.1) |
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