Table 1

Basic characteristics of the study groups. Results are presented as means (SD) or percentages and mmol/L for lipids.


New Guineans (N = 108)
Swedish controls (N = 109)
P

aPC
981 (283)
740 (295)
0.0001
Age (years)
59.9 (11.1)
59.7 (10.6)
0.85
Sex (% males)
70
70
0.97
SBP (mmHg)
118.6 (18.0)
135.3 (18.2)
0.0001
DBP (mmHg)
70.0 (7.1)
77.3 (9.4)
0.0001
BMI
18.8 (2.2)
25.8 (4.1)
0.0001
Waist
70.9(4.4)
87.2(10.9)
0.0001
Smokers (%)
75.2
24.7
0.0001
Total Cholesterol
5.1 (1.2)
5.8 (0.9)
0.0001
HDL
1.07 (0.15)
1.14 (0.26)
0.04
LDL
3.5 (1.1)
4.0 (0.88)
0.0001
Triglycerides
1.2 (0.46)
1.3 (0.77)
0.10

SBP, systolic blood pressure

DBP, diastolic blood pressure

BMI, body mass index

HDL, high density lipoprotein

LDL, low density lipoprotein

Frostegård et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:7   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-7