Table 4

Results are presented as means (SD) or percentages and mmol/L for lipids.

New Guinean

Swedish

P

Women (N = 32)

Men (N = 76)

Women (N = 32)

Men (N = 77)

Group

Gender

Group × Gender


aPC IgM

1072 (309)

943(265)

842 (324)

698 (273)

.001

.0001

.82

SBP (mmHg)

123.1 (18.8)

116.7 (17.3)

135.6 (18.5)

135.2 (18.2)

.0001

.22

.28

DBP (mmHg)

70.2 (8.1)

69.9 (6.7)

73.8 (8.8)

78.8 (9.3)

.07

.0001

.04

BMI

17.4 (2.0)

19.4 (2.0)

25.8 (5.3)

25.9 (3.4)

.0001

.05

.08

Waist

67.7(4.8)

74.1(4.1)

80.7(12.8)

93.8(9.3)

.0001

.0001

.007

Total Cholesterol

5.9 (1.3)

4.7 (0.94)

5.8 (0.93)

5.8 (0.96)

.004

.0001

.0001

HDL

1.20 (0.26)

1.0 (0.23)

1.24 (0.31)

1.1 (0.23)

.08

.001

.50

LDL

4.16 (1.16)

3.2 (0.90)

4.0 (0.84)

4.1 (0.90)

.004

.0001

.0001

Triglycerides

1.30 (0.52)

1.16 (0.44)

1.23 (0.53)

1.38 (0.79)

.38

.92

.10

Smoking (%)

88

70

12

30

.001

.98

.008


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

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