Research Article
Understanding the Relationship between Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Staff of an University in Malaysia
Table 2
Cardiovascular disease risk factors of the participants (
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| | | (%) | Mean ± SD |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | 27.2 ± 5.60 | | Normal | 70 (20.1) | | | Overweight and obese | 279 (79.9) | |
| | Body fat (%) | | 32.4 ± 6.51 | | Normal | 45 (12.9) | | | High and very high | 304 (87.1) | |
| | Visceral fat (%) | | 10.2 ± 5.42 | | Normal | 185 (53.1) | | | High and very high | 164 (46.9) | |
| | Blood pressure | | | | SBP (mmHg) | | 127.3 ± 18.39 | | DBP (mmHg) | | 77.8 ± 12.43 | | Normal | 150 (43.0) | | | Prehypertension | 128 (36.7) | | | Hypertension | 71 (20.3) | |
| | Blood glucose (mmol/L) | | 5.3 ± 1.3 | | Normal | 307 (88) | | | High | 42 (12) | |
| | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) () | | 5.4 ± 1.06 | | Optimal | 157 (45.1) | | | Borderline | 137 (39.4) | | | High | 54 (15.5) | |
| | LDL-C (mmol/L) () | | 3.3 ± 0.96 | | Optimal | 70 (20.5) | | | Borderline | 217 (63.5) | | | High | 55 (16.1) | |
| | HDL-C (mmol/L) | | 1.4 ± 0.37 | | Low | 56 (16.0) | | | Average | 159 (45.6) | | | Optimal | 134 (38.4) | |
| | TG (mmol/L) | | 1.4 ± 1.11 | | Optimal | 259 (74.2) | | | Borderline | 53 (15.2) | | | High | 37 (10.6) | |
| | AIP () | | −0.1 ± 0.30 | | Low risk | 259 (74.6) | | | Intermediate risk | 31 (8.9) | | | High risk | 57 (16.4) | |
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BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; AIP: atherogenic index of plasma.
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