Understanding the Relationship between Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Staff of an University in Malaysia
Table 3
Cardiovascular disease risk factors between male and female ().
Male
Female
value
Mean (±SD)
Mean (±SD)
BMI (kg/m2)
27.8 (6.81)
26.9 (4.88)
0.140
Body fat (%)
26.7 (6.25)
35.2 (4.48)
<0.0001
Visceral fat (%)
12.7 (4.99)
9.1 (5.23)
<0.0001
SBP (mmHg)
133.3 (16.02)
124.3 (18.78)
<0.0001
DBP (mmHg)
81.8 (12.27)
75.9 (12.06)
<0.0001
Blood glucose (mmol/L)
5.3 (1.32)
5.3 (1.30)
0.838
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.5 (0.98)
5.3 (1.09)
0.107
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.5 (0.92)
3.2 (0.97)
<0.0001
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.3 (0.22)
1.5 (0.40)
0.007
TG (mmol/L)
1.8 (1.41)
1.3 (0.88)
<0.0001
AIP
0.07 (0.30)
−0.13 (0.28)
<0.0001
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; significant at ; significant at .
