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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics and prevalence of parameters for adolescent aged 13 years old by gender and Place of Residences

From: An exploratory study on risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among adolescents in Malaysia: overview of the Malaysian Health and Adolescents Longitudinal Research Team study (The MyHeART study)

Baseline characteristic

Male

Female

Total (%)

Chi square

(N = 1361)

N = 525

No (%)

N = 836

No (%)

Ìý

³æÂ²

p-value

Place of residence

Ìý

ÌýÌý Urban

240 (45.7)

483 (57.8)

723 (53.1)

18.8

<0.001

ÌýÌý Rural

285 (54.3)

353 (42.2)

638 (46.9)

ÌýÌý

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Normal (<130)

497 (95.2)

795 (95.1)

1292 (94.9)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Hypertensive (≥130)

25 (4.8)

33 (3.9)

58 (4.3)

0.5

0.478

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Normal (<85)

496(94.5)

788 (94.3)

1284 (94.3)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Hypertensive (≥85)

26 (5.0)

40 (4.8)

66 (4.8)

0.02

0.901

Fasting Blood Glucose (mmol/L)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Normal (3.9-5.5)

496 (94.5)

788 (94.3)

1284 (94.1)

9.3

<0.05

ÌýÌý High (≥5.6)

26 (5.0)

27 (3.2)

53 (3.9)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Low (<3.9)

3 (0.6)

21 (2.5)

24 (1.8)

ÌýÌý

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Desirable (<5.2)

415 (79.0)

624 (74.6)

1039 (76.3)

3.5

0.176

ÌýÌý Borderline (5.2-6.2)

92 (17.5)

178 (21.3)

270 (19.8)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý High Risk (>6.2)

18 (3.4)

34 (4.1)

52 (3.8)

ÌýÌý

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý At risk (≤1.03)

478 (91.0)

795 (95.1)

1273 (93.5)

8.74

<0.05

ÌýÌý Normal (>1.03)

47 (9.0)

41 (4.9)

88 (6.5)

ÌýÌý

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Optimal (<2.58)

252 (48.0)

334 (40.0)

586 (43.1)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Near Optimal (2.58-3.34)

179 (34.1)

343 (41.0)

522 (38.4)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Borderline (3.35-4.11)

73 (13.9)

120 (14.4)

193 (14.2)

9.74

<0.05

ÌýÌý High (4.12-4.89)

15 (2.9)

31 (3.7)

46 (3.4)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Very high (>4.9)

6 (1.1)

8 (1.0)

14 (1.0)

ÌýÌý

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Normal (<1.7)

491 (93.5)

784 (93.8)

1275 (93.7)

0.04

0.850

ÌýÌý High (≥ 1.7)

34 (6.5)

52 (6.2)

86 (6.3)

ÌýÌý

BMI (IOTF standards kgm -2 )

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Underweight (<15.8m; <16.3f )

103 (20.0)

183 (23.0)

286 (21.9)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Normal (15.8 - <21.9m; 16.3 - <22.6f)

282 (53.7)

456 (54.5)

738 (54.2)

5.8

0.329

ÌýÌý Overweight (<21.9 - <26.8m; 22.6 - <27.8f)

82 (15.6)

128 (15.3)

210 (15.4)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Obese (≥26.8m; ≥27.8f)

56(10.7)

60 (7.2)

116 (8.5)

ÌýÌý

Smoking

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý No

432 (82.3)

790 (94.5)

1222 (89.8)

47.8

<0.001

ÌýÌý Yes

81 (15.4)

39 (4.7)

120 (8.8)

ÌýÌý
Ìý

Urban

Rural

Total (%)

Chi square

Ìý

No (%)

No (%)

Ìý

x 2

p-value

Ethnicity

Ìý

ÌýÌý Malay

521 (72.1)

570 (89.3)

1091 (80.2)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Chinese

98 (13.6)

7 (1.1)

105 (7.7)

118.5

<0.001

ÌýÌý Indian

83 (11.5)

22 (3.4)

105 (7.7)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Others

12 (1.7)

29 (4.5)

41 (3.0)

ÌýÌý

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Normal (<130)

680 (94.1)

612 (95.9)

1292 (94.9)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Hypertensive (≥130)

32 (4.4)

26 (4.1)

58 (4.3)

0.14

0.705

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Normal (<85)

687 (95.0)

597 (93.6)

1284 (94.3)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Hypertensive (≥85)

25 (3.5)

41 (6.4)

66 (4.8)

6.1

<0.05

Fasting Blood Glucose (mmol/L)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Normal (3.9-5.5)

692 (95.7)

592 (92.8)

1284 (94.1)

10.7

<0.05

ÌýÌý High (≥5.6)

26 (3.6)

27 (4.2)

53 (3.9)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Low (<3.9)

5 (0.7)

19 (3.0)

24 (1.8)

ÌýÌý

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Desirable (<5.2)

579 (80.1)

460 (72.1)

1039 (76.3)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Borderline (5.2-6.2)

127 (17.6)

143 (22.4)

270 (19.8)

15.6

<0.001

ÌýÌý High Risk (>6.2)

17 (2.4)

35 (5.5)

52 (3.8)

ÌýÌý

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

Ìý

ÌýÌý At risk (≤1.03)

681 (94.2)

592 (92.8)

1273 (93.5)

1.1

0.294

ÌýÌý Normal (>1.03)

42 (5.8)

46 (7.2)

88 (6.5)

ÌýÌý

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

Ìý

ÌýÌý Optimal (<2.58)

343 (47.4)

243 (38.1)

586 (43.1)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Near Optimal (2.58-3.34)

271 (37.5)

251 (39.3)

522 (38.4)

27.9

<0.001

ÌýÌý Borderline (3.35-4.11)

93 (12.9)

100 (15.7)

193 (14.2)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý High (4.12-4.89)

10 (1.4)

36 (5.6)

46 (3.4)

ÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Very high (>4.9)

6 (0.8)

8 (1.3)

14 (1.0)

ÌýÌý

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý Normal (<1.7)

670 (92.7)

605 (94.8)

1275 (93.7)

2.67

0.102

ÌýÌý High (≥ 1.7)

53 (7.3)

33 (5.2)

86 (6.3)

ÌýÌý

Smoking

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌý No

656 (90.7)

566 (88.7)

1222 (89.8)

1.26

0.262

ÌýÌý Yes

58 (8.0)

62 (9.7)

120 (8.8)

ÌýÌý
  1. m=male, f=female