Parameter
Women ( n= 96)
Men ( n = 34)
Age (years)
55.9 ± 11.3
56.3 ± 11.0
Height (m)
1.55 ± 0.7
1.66 ± 0.6*
Weight (kg)
82.60 ± 21.0
91.6 ± 23.0*
BMI (kg/m
2
)
34.3 ± 8.1
33.0 ± 7.4
WC (cm)
106.8 ± 16.0
109.7 ± 17.4
Self-reported physically active (%):
30 min of PA ≥ 5 times x week
32.3
61.8*
Systolic (mm Hg)
120.8 ± 15.4
120.9 ± 15.3
Diastolic (mm Hg)
68.3 ± 10.2
78.8 ± 9.6
Glucose (mmol/L)
10.9 ± 4.9
10.4 ± 4.0
HbA1C (%)
9.9 ±1.9
9.3 ±1.5
TC (mmol/L)
4.8 ± 1.2*
4.3 ± 1.1
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.7 ± 1.1
2.3 ± 0.9
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.3 ± 0.4*
1.2 ± 0.5
TG (mmol/L)
1.8 ± 1.0
1.8 ± 1.5
Apo B
2
; (mg/L)
1517.4 ± 1188.2
1556.4 ±1024.0
Apo A-I
2
; (mg/L)
1799.7 ±330.4
1687.7 ± 446.6
Apo A-II
2
; (mg/L)
223.8 ± 89.3
230.8 ± 99.6
Apo C-II
2
; (mg/L)
111.4 ± 50.8
116.7 ± 61.2
Apo C-III
2
; (mg/L)
331.1 ± 202.8
356.1 ± 235.1
Apo E
2
; (mg/L)
92.9 ±60.7
94.6 ±52.1
Statins (% of people prescribed)
55.2
52.9
Exogenous insulin (% of people prescribed)
54.3
41.2
Hypoglycemic drugs (% of people prescribed)
89.6
93.3
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Values are mean ± SD
* significantly different at P < 0.05
** 2 n=49 women and n=19 men.
Table 1:
Anthropometrics, physical activity, blood pressure, plasma glucose, HbA1C, plasma lipids and apolipoproteins of Latinos with T2DM
1
.
