Dietary quality and patterns and non-communicable disease risk of an Indian community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and clinical profile with reference to Asian cut- off points for men and women [21, 31]

Variable	Asian cut-offs	Total group	Men	Women
Variable	Asian cut-offs	N = 250	N = 111	N = 139
SBP	<130 mmHg	93.6	93.6	93.5
SBP	>130 mmHg	6.4	6.3	6.4
DBP	<85 mmHg	7.2	6.3	7.9
DBP	>85 mmHg	92.8	93.6	92
Fasting glucose	<5.55 mmol/L	61.2	63	59.7
Fasting glucose	>5.55 mmol	38.8	36.9	40.2
Total serum Cholesterol	<5.2 mmol/L	60	36.9	78.4
Total serum Cholesterol	>5.2 mmol/L	40	63	21.5
Triglycerides	<1.69 mmol/L	11.2	8.1	13.6
Triglycerides	>1.69 mmol/L	88.8	91.8	86.3
WC (central obesity)	≥90 cm (men)		86
WC (central obesity)	≥80 cm (women)			94
BMI (kg/m²)	Underweight <18.4	0.4	0.9	0
	Normal 18.5–−22.9	11.6	5.4	16.5
	Overweight 23.0–24.9	28.8	36	23
	Obesity class I 25.0–29.9	44.8	44.1	43.1
	Obesity class II 30.0>	15.6	13.5	17.2

SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index

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