Table 4 Distributions of fat patterning and CVD risk factors among urban Hindu caste, rural Hindu caste d rural Lodha tribal group, West Bengal, India (n = 197)
Variables | Urban Hindu Caste (n = 69) | Rural Hindu Caste (n = 65) | Rural Lodha (n = 63) | Fvalue/ Kruskal-Wallis test | p value | Post-hoc test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean ± sd | mean ± sd | mean ± sd | ||||
Body mass index(BMI) | 25.21 ± 4.23 | 21.12 ± 3.65 | 17.93 ± 3.36 | 61.59 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.001 UHC vs. RL = 0.001 RHC vs. RL = 0.001 |
WHR | 0.95 ± 0.08 | 0.88 ± 0.09 | 0.84 ± 0.08 | 23.40 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.03 |
Visceral fat | 8.86 ± 4.94 | 5.16 ± 3.05 | 2.38 ± 1.87 | 54.64 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
Whole body subcutaneous fat percentage | 31.01 ± 4.70 | 27.27 ± 4.48 | 23.36 ± 3.56 | 52.17 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
Whole body skeletal fat percentage | 21.69 ± 1.79 | 21.57 ± 2.60 | 22.13 ± 2.37 | 1.06 | 0.34 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.95 UHC vs. RL = 0.54 RHC vs. RL = 0.38 |
Trunk subcutaneous fat percentage | 27.90 ± 4.57 | 24.81 ± 4.69 | 21.44 ± 4.01 | 34.72 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
Trunk skeletal fat percentage | 16.03 ± 1.91 | 16.48 ± 2.65 | 17.40 ± 2.21 | 6.095 | 0.003 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.52 UHC vs. RL = 0.003 RHC vs. RL = 0.07 |
Arm subcutaneous fat percentage | 48.40 ± 5.28 | 46.34 ± 5.90 | 42.56 ± 6.34 | 16.68 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.12 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0002 |
Arm skeletal fat percentage | 23.60 ± 3.87 | 25.33 ± 3.38 | 27.40 ± 2.79 | 20.56 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.01 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.003 |
Leg subcutaneous fat percentage | 42.10 ± 5.42 | 36.63 ± 7.10 | 31.95 ± 4.80 | 49.62 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
Leg skeletal fat | 34.28 ± 2.47 | 32.42 ± 3.40 | 30.97 ± 3.02 | 20.50 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.002 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.02 |
Blood glucose level(mg/dl | 107.14* | 114.85 | 73.73 | 18.81 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.49 UHC vs. RL = 0.001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
SBP(mmHg) | 136.49 ± 21.48 | 135.37 ± 22.96 | 152.65 ± 28.77 | 9.99 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.96 UHC vs. RL = 0.001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
DBP(mmHg) | 87.14 ± 10.72 | 85.83 ± 10.60 | 95.44 ± 15.14 | 11.54 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.82 UHC vs. RL = 0.001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 110.35* | 85.43 | 100.57 | 6.46 | 0.03 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.008 UHC vs. RL = 0.39 RHC vs. RL = 0.17 |
FM | 21.60 ± 5.79 | 16.73 ± 4.80 | 12.82 ± 3.59 | 54.44 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
FFM | 35.88 ± 5.46 | 30.44 ± 6.40 | 26.22 ± 4.76 | 49.66 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.0001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
Muscle mass | 28.84 ± 3.28 | 30.82 ± 3.28 | 33.26 ± 2.67 | 33.44 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.001 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |
MAP | 89.16* | 84.95 | 124.27 | 18.38 | 0.0001 | UHC vs. RHC = 0.62 UHC vs. RL = 0.0001 RHC vs. RL = 0.0001 |