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