Table 1 Distribution of risk factors in men and women

Age (years)

46.8 ± 8.7

47.5 ± 8.9

0.241

Ethnicity

0.704

Aboriginal

81 (21.3%)

98 (23.5%)

Chinese

100 (26.3%)

118 (28.3%)

European

97 (25.5%)

99 (23.7%)

South Asian

102 (26.8%)

102 (24.5%)

Current smokers

44 (11.6%)

35 (8.4%)

0.133

Current consumers of alcohol

128 (33.7%)

98 (23.5%)

0.001

Physical activity (min/week)

226 (100, 447)

208 (95, 424)

0.269

Family history of cardiovascular disease

168 (44.2%)

187 (44.8%)

0.857

Waist circumference (cm)

92.6 ± 11.2

85.1 ± 12.2

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m²)

27.6 ± 4.3

27.3 ± 5.3

0.498

TC (mmol/L)

5.25 ± 0.97

5.23 ± 1.03

0.776

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.13 ± 0.29

1.43 ± 0.35

<0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.30 ± 0.85

3.17 ± 0.92

0.046

TC/HDL-C

4.91 ± 1.46

3.86 ± 1.23

<0.001

LDL/HDL-C

3.07 ± 1.01

2.35 ± 0.91

<0.001

nonHDL-C

4.12 ± 0.99

3.80 ± 1.05

<0.001

nonHDL-C/HDL-C

3.81 (2.93, 4.63)

2.68 (2.01, 3.45)

<0.001

TG

1.48 (0.99, 2.22)

1.17 (0.83, 1.63)

<0.001

TG/HDL-C

1.34 (0.82, 2.24)

0.86 (0.54, 1.22)

<0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

117 (110, 124)

115 (106, 126)

0.025

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

79.2 ± 9.7

75.5 ± 9.2

<0.001

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.30 (5.00, 5.60)

5.10 (4.80, 5.40)

<0.001

With MetSy

119 (31.3%)

104 (24.9%)

0.045

Number of MetSy components

1.84 ± 1.40

1.63 ± 1.22

0.026