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Table 2 Characteristics of the study's participants (% by gender)

From: Prevalence of self-reported hypercholesterolaemia and its relation to dietary habits, in Greek adults; a national nutrition & health survey

 

Men (n = 2439)

Women (n = 2564)

P

Age (years)

43.7 ± 16.1

44.7 ± 16.0

0.025*

Education status a

  

< 0.001*

   Group I

710 (29.1 %)

997 (38.9 %)

 

   Group II

763 (31.3 %)

787 (30.7 %)

 

   Group III

966 (39.6 %)

779 (30.4 %)

 

Physical status

  

< 0.001*

   Physically inactive

1664 (67.8 %)

2110 (82.3 %)

 

   Physically active

784 (32.2 %)

454 (17.7 %)

 

Smoking habits

  

< 0.001*

   Never smoker

700 (28.7 %)

1381 (53.9 %)

 

   Current smoker

1176 (48.2 %)

901 (35.1 %)

 

   Former smoker

563 (23.1 %)

282 (11.0 %)

 

BMI (Kg/m2) b

26.3 ± 5.7

25.0 ± 5.3

< 0.001*

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2)

322 (13.2 %)

345 (13.5 %)

0.703

Hypertension

325 (13.3 %)

455 (17.7 %)

< 0.001*

Hypercholesterolaemia

400 (16.4 %)

560 (21.8 %)

< 0.001*

Diabetes mellitus

152 (6.2 %)

146 (5.7 %)

0.422

Renal failure

23 (0.5 %)

39 (0.8 %)

0.065

  1. a The educational level of the participants was measured by the years of schooling (Group I: < 9 years, Group II: up to high school or technical colleges (10 – 14 years) and Group III: university
  2. b BMI: Body mass index.
  3. P < 0.05 Statistical significant difference between men and women
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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