Men (n = 100)

Women (n = 42)

p value

Mean

(sd)

Mean

(sd)

Age

62.94

12.9

63.38

12.8

0.852

Waist Girth(cm)

101.45

12.0

96.83

13.6

0.047

Weight (kg)

83.66

13.6

71.54

14.6

<0.001

Height (cm)

171.94

7.1

159.63

7.4

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

28.40

4.8

28.23

6.6

0.187

Waist (cm)/Height (cm) Ratio

0.59

0.1

0.61

0.1

0.015

Cardiovascular Risk Score (CRS)

5.54

4.8

2.90

3.2

0.002

Charlson Co-Mobidity Index

2.27

1.5

1.86

1.0

0.077

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.99

1.0

4.50

0.9

0.006

High Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.31

0.4

1.47

0.4

0.036

Low Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

2.08

0.9

2.45

0.8

0.021

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.37

0.8

1.40

1.2

0.829

n

(%)

n

(%)

Smokers

13

13%

10

24%

0.111

Diabetics

16

16%

4

10%

0.311

BMI Categories

0.858

Healthy ≤ 25

27

27%

13

32%

Over Weight > 25 ≤ 30

45

45%

17

41%

Obese >30

27

27%

11

27%

Fasting Triglyceride ≥ 1.7 mmol/L

23

23%

10

24%

0.846

Statin Use

86

86%

38

90%

0.464

Elevated Waist Girth^*

40

40%

32

76%

<0.001

Elevated Waist/Height (>0.5)

90

90%

37

88%

0.463

Waist/triglyceride Combinations

0.002

Normal Waist/Normal Triglycerides

45

45%

10

24%

Elevated Waist/Normal Triglycerides

31

31%

22

52%

Normal Waist/Elevated Triglycerides

12

12 %

0

0%

Elevated Waist/Elevated Triglycerides

12

12%

10

24%