All (N = 103 )

Female (n = 47)

Male (n = 56)

p value

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

33 ± 10

31 ± 8

34 ± 11

0.19

20 - 29

49 (47.6)

25 (53.2)

24 (42.9)

30 - 39

32 (31.1)

13 (27.7)

19 (33.9)

40 - 50

13 (12.6)

7 (14.9)

6 (10.7)

51 - 60

9 (8.7)

2 (4.3)

7 (12.5)

0.3

Marital status (%)

Single

78 (75.7)

36 (76.6)

42 (75.0)

divorced

1 (1.0)

1 (2.1)

0

Married

22 (21.4)

10 (21.3)

12 (21.4)

Widowed

2 (1.9)

0

2 (3.6)

0.411

Past history

Smoking (%)

4 (3.9)

0

4 (7.1)

0.175

Alcohol (%)

24 (23.3)

4 (8.5)

20 (35.7)

0.003

Sedentary lifestyle (%)

40 (38.8)

24 (51.1)

16 (28.6)

0.033

Family history of CVD (%)

46 (44.7)

20 (42.6)

26 (46.4)

0.8

Bio-clinical parameters

Systolic BP (mmHg)

112 ± 14

108 ± 12

116 ± 15

0.003

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

72 ± 12

69 ± 9

75 ± 14

0.02

Hypertension (%)

13 (12.6)

2 (4.3)

11 (19.6)

0.041

Blood glucose (g/L)

0.86 ± 0.11

0.87 ± 0.08

0.85 ± 0.12

0.521

Type 2 diabetes (%)

1 (1.0)

0

1 (1.8)

0.9

BMI (kg/m²)

26.2 ± 5.5

25.6 ± 5.3

26.8 ± 5.7

0.258

Obesity (%)

11 (10.7)

9 (19.1)

2 (3.6)

0.026

Abdominal obesity (%)

12 (11.7)

10 (21.3)

2 (3.6)

0.013

Lipid disorders (%)

24 (23.3)

14 (29.8)

10 (17.9)

0.233

Total cholesterol (g/dL)

1.72 ± 0.39

1.82 ± 0.45

1.65 ± 0.33

0.107

HDL cholesterol (g/dL)

0.52 ± 0.14

0.55 ± 0.15

0.49 ± 0.13

0.1

Triglycerides (g/dL)

0.66 ± 0.37

0.54 ± 0.19

0.75 ± 0.44

0.016

LDL cholesterol (g/dL)

1.01 ± 0.30

1.05 ± 0.33

0.98 ± 0.29

0.429