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Table 1 Profile of the participants in 2007 who attended and did not attend follow up in 2014

From: Incidence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome among urban, adult Sri Lankans: a prospective, 7-year community cohort, follow-up study

  Attended follow-up in 2014 Did not attend follow-up 2014 P value
n = 2148 n = 837
Males (%) 910 (42.4) 439 (52.4) < 0.001
Median age (IQR) 53.0 (47.0–59.0) 53.0 (46.0–59.7) 0.630
Central obesity 1213 (56.5%) 405 (48.4%) < 0.001
Median FBS (IQR) 104.0 (96.0–117.0) 104.5 (97.0–124.0) 0.035
Median SBP (IQR) 132.0 (119.0–147.0) 132.0 (120.0–147.0) 0.461
Median DBP (IQR) 78.0 (71.0–87.0) 79.0 (72.0–87.9) 0.340
Median TG (IQR) 115.0 (85.0–162.0) 121.0 (86.0–161.0) 0.226
Median HDL (IQR) 50.0 (48.0–52.0) 50.0 (48.0–52.0) 0.759
  1. IQR inter quantile range, FBS fasting blood sugar, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TG triglyceride, HDL high density lipoprotein
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

ISSN: 1758-5996

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