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Table 2 Trend of lipid panel change at base-line and 1 year follow-up among recently migrated Eritrean refugees to Switzerland

From: Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland

Parameters

Categories

Base-line

Follow-up

N = 48

N (%)

Median (IQR)

N (%)

Median (IQR)

Statistics

BMI

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

Over all

48 (100.0)

21.7

19.2–23.1

48 (100.0)

22.2

19.2–23.1

t(47) = − 2.56; p = 0.01

< 18.5

7 (14.6)

17.5

16.3–18.3

5 (10.4)

17.5

16.8–18.2

 

≥ 18.5 and ≤ 24.9

34 (70.8)

21.7

20.1–22.6

36 (75.0)

22.0

21.0–23.1

 

≥ 25.0

7 (14.6)

27.2

26.5–28.3

7 (14.6)

27.9

25.6–28.3

 

Blood pressure

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Over all

48 (100.0)

115.2

108.5–120.5

48 (100.0)

112.5

108.5–120.0

t(47) = 1.15; p = 0.26

< 120

32 (66.7)

112.0

104.0–115.5

35 (72.9)

111.0

106.0–114.0

 

≥ 120 and ≤ 139

16 (33.3)

124.5

120.5–130.5

13 (27.1)

124.0

123.0–126.0

 

≥ 140

0

  

0

   

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Over all

48 (100.0)

71.0

64.0–77.0

48 (100.0)

68

63.0–72.5

t(47) = 1.43; p = 0.16

< 80

46 (95.8)

70.5

64.0–76.0

45 (93.8)

66

63.0–71.0

 

≥ 80 and ≤ 89

2 (4.2)

83.5

80.0–87.0

3 (6.2)

81

81.0–84.0

 

≥ 90

0

  

0

   

HbA1c

 Glycated hemoglobin (%)

Over all

48 (100.0)

5.0

4.8–5.1

48 (100.0)

5.0

5.0–5.2

t(47) = − 3.44; p = 0.001

< 5.6

45 (93.8)

5.0

4.8–5.1

45 (93.8)

5.0

5.0–5.2

 

≥ 5.6 and < 6.5

3 (6.2)

5.7

5.6–5.8

3 (6.2)

5.8

5.7–6.1

 

≥ 6.5

0

  

0

   

Cholesterol

 Total Cholesterol [TC] (mmol/L)

Over all

48 (100.0)

4.0

3.3–4.6

48 (100.0)

4.0

3.4–4.6

t(47) = 0.80; p = 0.43

<5.16

42 (87.5)

3.9

3.2–4.4

43 (89.6)

3.9

3.3–4.3

 

≥ 5.16 and < 6.20

4 (8.3)

5.5

5.4–5.8

5 (10.4)

5.4

5.3–5.4

 

≥ 6.20

2 (4.2)

6.7

6.5–6.8

0

   

 Low density lipoprotein [LDL] (mmol/L)

Over all

48 (100.0)

2.3

1.8–3.0

48 (100.0)

2.2

1.7–2.5

t(47) = 1.94; p = 0.06

< 3.35

43 (89.6)

2.1

1.7–2.5

45 (93.8)

2.1

1.6–2.4

 

≥ 3.35 and < 4.10

4 (8.3)

3.5

3.5–3.7

3 (6.2)

3.9

3.5–3.9

 

≥ 4.10

1 (2.1)

4.4

NA

0

   

 High density lipoprotein [HDL] (mmol/L)

Over all

48 (100.0)

1.2

1.0–1.5

48 (100.0)

1.3

1.1–1.4

t(47) = 0.11; p = 0.92

< 3.0

48 (100.0)

1.2

1.0–1.5

48 (100.0)

1.3

1.1–1.4

 

≥ 3.0

0

  

0

   

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

Over all

48 (100.0)

1.0

0.8–1.4

48 (100.0)

1.0

0.8–1.4

t(47) = − 1.59; p = 0.12

< 2.26

48 (100.0)

1.0

0.8–1.4

43 (89.6)

1.0

0.8–1.2

 

≥ 2.26 and < 4.50

0

  

4 (8.3)

2.6

2.3–3.0

 

≥ 4.50

0

  

1 (2.1)

5.3

NA

 

 TC to HDL ratio

Over all

48 (100.0)

3.2

2.8–3.8

48 (100.0)

3.0

2.8–3.7

t(47) = 1.08; p = 0.29

< 3.0

18 (37.5)

2.6

2.4–2.9

21 (43.8)

2.8

2.5–2.9

 

≥ 3.0

30 (62.5)

3.7

3.2–4.4

27 (56.2)

3.5

3.2–4.2

 
  1. IQR interquartile range, NA not applicable