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 |