Table 4

Physical testing

Physical measurementsMedianIQR
Systolic blood pressure (n=614)131 mm Hg122–140 mm Hg
Diastolic blood pressure (n=614)83 mm Hg76–89 mm Hg
Heart rate (n=614)75 bpm66–83 bpm
Height (n=614)1.71 m1.66–1.76 m
Weight (n=614)79 kg69–90 kg
Neck circumference (n=614)37 cm36–40 cm
Waist circumference (n=614)87 cm77–96 cm
Hip circumference (n=614)101 cm94–108 cm
Laboratory assessmentsMedianIQR
Serum C reactive protein (n=584)1.2 mg/L0.5–2.7 mg/L
Protein urine quantitative (n=16)0.44 mmol/L0.22–0.62 mmol/L
Blood-glucose (n=583)5.2 mmol/L4.6–6.3 mmol/L
Serum creatinine (n=585)91 mmol/L81–104 mmol/L
Serum cholesterol (n=585)4.39 mmol/L3.9–5.13 mmol/L
Serum LDL Cholesterol (n=585)2.7 mmol/L2.24–3.35 mmol/L
Serum HDL cholesterol (n=585)1.2 mmol/L1.02–1.45 mmol/L
Triglyceride (n=585)1.33 mmol/L0.92–2.05 mmol/L
Physical characteristicFrequencyPercentage*
Blood pressure-tested (n=614)
 Normotensive (sys: <140; dias: <90)39464.2
 Grade 1 (sys: 140–159; dias: 90–99)15124.6
 Grade 2 (sys: 160–179; dias: 100–109)437.0
 Grade 3 (sys: >180; dias: >110)264.2
 Total HTN (sys: >140; dias: >90)22035.8
Blood sugar-tested (n=604)
 <4.5 mmol/L12120.7
 4.5–7.8 mmol/L41471.0
 7.9–11.1 mmol/L345.8
 >11.1 mmol/L152.6
Body mass index (BMI) (n=604)
 Underweight (BMI <18.5)71.2
 Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9)18029.8
 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)24440.4
 Obese (BMI >30)17328.6
Hepatitis B (n=586)
 Positive295.0
 Negative55795.0
  • *Percentages may not add up to 100% as some subcharacteristics were not mutually exclusive.

  • dias, diastolic;n, number; sys, systolic.