Characteristics | N | Mean ± SEM (mg/dL) | P-value | ||||
Female | 44 | 211.09 ± 7.38 | 0.169 | ||||
Male | 70 | 224.33 ± 6.03 | |||||
Age in years | |||||||
30 - 45 | 57 | 203.68 ± 5.12 | 0.005* | ||||
45 - 60 | 40 | 221.40 ± 8.15 | |||||
60 - 75 | 17 | 263.65 ± 11.44 | |||||
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||
18.5 - 25 (normal) | 24 | 205.50 ± 10.10 | 0.133 | ||||
Above 25 (obese) | 90 | 222.40 ± 5.10 | |||||
Education level | |||||||
Illiterate | 14 | 249.43 ± 14.22 | 0.024* | ||||
1 - 12 year education | 45 | 216.80 ± 6.47 | |||||
Graduate or above | 55 | 212.73 ± 6.75 | |||||
Residential area | |||||||
Urban | 80 | 211.50 ± 5.56 | 0.013* | ||||
Rural | 34 | 236.12 ± 7.32 | |||||
Physical activity | |||||||
Low | 55 | 229.58 ± 6.60 | 0.021* | ||||
Moderate | 34 | 221.29 ± 9.50 | |||||
High | 25 | 211.68 ± 7.93 | |||||
Economic status | |||||||
Low | 43 | 223.53 ± 7.53 | 0.618 | ||||
Medium | 214.30 ± 6.56 | ||||||
Good | 18 | 221.00 ± 12.41 | |||||
Smoking habit | |||||||
Nonsmoker | 76 | 222.87 ± 5.68 | 0.216 | ||||
Smoker | 38 | 210.79 ± 7.67 | |||||
Stressful life | |||||||
Yes | 61 | 218.36 ± 5.71 | 0.911 | ||||
No | 53 | 219.40 ± 4.40 | |||||
Family history | |||||||
Yes | 41 | 219.44 ± 6.23 | 0.875 | ||||
No | 73 | 217.96 ± 6.71 | |||||
Other co-morbid disease | |||||||
Yes | 41 | 259.37 ± 8.11 | 0.000* | ||||
No | 73 | 201.70 ± 4.42 | |||||