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Table 2 Frequency of cardiovascular disease risk factors, metabolic syndrome and artherogenic index.

From: Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among apparently healthy adult Nigerian population - a cross sectional study

CV risk factor

Overall, n (%)

Male, n (%)

Female, n (%)

p value

Hypertension

77(25.7)

36(27.9)

41(24.0)

0.23

DM

16 (5.3)

7(5.4)

9(5.3)

0.56

BMI >30 kg/m2

64 (21.3)

14 (10.9)

50(29.2)

< 0.001

Truncal obesity

131(43.7)

16(12.4)

115(67.3)

< 0.001

Hypercholesterolaemia

85(28.3)

30(23.3)

55(32.2)

< 0.05

Raised LDLc

77(25.7)

36(28.0)

41(24.0)

0.59

Low HDLc

178(59.3)

67 (51.9)

111(65.0)

< 0.001

Hypertriglyceridaemia

45(15.0)

21(16.3)

24 (14.0)

0.59

Cigarette smoking

14(4.7)

11(8.5)

3 (1.8)

< 0.001

Metabolic syndrome

66(22.0)

14(10.9)

52(30.4)

< 0.001

HDLc/TC (< 0.18)

77(25.7)

38(29.5)

39(22.8)

0.86

  1. DM; Diabetes Mellitus, BMI; body mass index, LDLc; low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDLc; high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC; total cholesterol, HDLc/TC; atherogenic index.