|
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