Table 1 Socio-demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics of 4056 participants according gender, Jordan 2017
|  | Men (n= 1193) n (%) | Women (n= 2863) n (%) | Total (N=4056) n (%) | p –value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 18-29 | 155 (13) | 582 (20.4) | 737 (18.2) |  |
 30-39 | 180 (15.1) | 626 (21.9) | 806 (19.9) |  |
 40-49 | 313 (26.3) | 758 (26.5) | 1071 (26.5) |  |
 50-59 | 294 (24.7) | 557 (19.5) | 851 (21) |  |
 60-69 | 154 (12.9) | 249 (8.7) | 403 (10) |  |
 ≥ 70 | 95 (8) | 84 (2.9) | 179 (4.4) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 Single | 144 (12.1) | 462 (16.1) | 606 (14.9) |  |
 Married | 1049 (87.9) | 2401 (83.9) | 3450 (85.1) |  |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | 0.942 |
 Jordanian | 1117 (94) | 2669 (93.9) | 3786 (93.9) |  |
 Syrian | 71 (6) | 173 (6.1) | 244 (6.1) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 Current | 395 (33.1) | 189 (6.6) | 584 (14.4) |  |
 Past | 206 (17.3) | 46 (1.6) | 252 (6.2) |  |
 Never | 592 (49.6) | 2628 (91.8) | 3220 (79.4) |  |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.4 (4.8) | 30 (6.4) | 29.5 (6) | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 98.9 (15.1) | 92.7 (16.6) | 94.6 (16.4) | < 0.001 |
Waist to hip ratio | 0.94 (0.08) | 0.85 (0.1) | 0.88 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
Waist to height ratio | 0.57 (0.08) | 0.58 (0.1) | 0.58 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127 (19.6) | 118.3 (19.7) | 120.9 (20.1) | < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79.5 (11.7) | 75 (11.6) | 76.3 (11.8) | < 0.001 |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 123.7 (58.6) | 106.9 (41.6) | 111.9 (47.9) | < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 193.3 (45.8) | 197.5 (41.7) | 196.2 (43) | < 0.05 |
HDL (mg/dL) | 38.2 (9.5) | 48.6 (12.3) | 45.6 (12.5) | < 0.001 |
LDL (mg/dL) | 125 (37.3) | 126.9 (36.3) | 126.3 (36.6) | 0.135 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 203.8 (209.3) | 147.3 (110.6) | 164 (149) | < 0.001 |