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Table 2 Anthropometric, physiological and lipidemia profile of participants

From: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and components in rural, semi-urban and urban areas in the littoral region in Cameroon: impact of physical activity

 

Total

Urban

Semi-urban

Rural

Age (years)

31 ± 15

23 ± 10 α***

35 ± 11 β***

39 ± 14 ɤ**

Height (m)

1.68 ± 0.56

1.65 ± 0.08

1.65 ± 0.09

1.72 ± 0.93

Weight (kg)

68.1 ± 21.2

65.4 ± 27.4 α**

68.8 ± 14.6

70.9 ± 14.9

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.7 ± 7.4

23.9 ± 9.3 α*

25.3 ± 5.4

30.1 ± 5.8

WC (cm)

80.6 ± 12.6

76.19 ± 10.82 α***

82.56 ± 13.1 β***

84.7 ± 12.7

WhtR

0.96 ± 0.04

0.46 ± .0.07 α***

0.50 ± 0.08 β***

0.51 ± .0.09

Body water (%)

55.0 ± 7.2

54.3 ± 6.8 α**

54.3 ± 8.7

56.51 ± 7.58 ɤ**

Body fat (%)

24.5 ± 12.4

23.4 ± 9.4

25.5 ± 10.4 β**

25.1 ± 16.1

Muscular mass (%)

36.3 ± 12.6

37.3 ± 7.3

34.8 ± 7.8 β**

36.1 ± 18.6

Bone mass (%)

3.1 ± 0.6

3.1 ± 2.2 α**

3.2 ± 3.7

2.8 ± 0.5

SBP (mmHg)

121 ± 18

117 ± 14 α***

125 ± 17 β***

125 ± 21

DBP (mmHg)

74 ± 13

70 ± 11 α***

76 ± 11 β***

78 ± 15 ɤ*

HR (bpm)

78 ± 14

82 ± 14 α***

78 ± 13 β**

74 ± 13 ɤ**

Glycemia (mg. dL−1)

106.7 ± 19.3

106.9 ± 14.2 α**

106.2 ± 22.2 β***

106.9 ± 22.5 ɤ***

T-Chol (g.L−1)

2.13 ± 0.52

2.23 ± 0.54

1.87 ± 0.36 β***

2.19 ± 0.54 ɤ***

HDL-c (g.L−1)

0.43 ± 0.13

0.47 ± 0.13 α***

0.36 ± 0.13 β***

0.42 ± 0.11 ɤ**

LDL-c (g.L−1)

1.30 ± 0.52

1.35 ± 0.54

1.13 ± 0.37 β***

1.35 ± 0.55 ɤ***

Triglyceridemia (g.L−1)

2.01 ± 0.4

2.03 ± 0.41 α**

1.80 ± 0.27 β***

2.11 ± 0.39 ɤ***

Homa-IR

5.9 ± 2.9

2.7 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 1.3

MetS

2628 ± 120

1097 ± 65 α***

1335 ± 81 β*

5258 ± 266 ɤ***

  1. SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP:Diastolic Blood Pressure; WC: Waist Circumference, BMI:Body Mass Index; WhtR: Waist To Hip Ratio; HR: Heart Rate; T-Chol: Total Cholesterol; HDL-C: High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL-c: Ligh-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, METS: Equivalent Metabolic Task; Homa-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment Insulin Resistance, α: significant difference Rural–Urban; β: significant difference Semi-Urban-Urban; ɤ: significant difference Rural-Semi-urban; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.0001