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Table 3 ANOVA for comparison of CVD associated characteristics across dietary clusters among adults in the COBRA study

From: Do dietary patterns explain high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among Pakistani urban adults? A cross-sectional study

Biological variables (mean ± SD)

Cluster 1

n = 447

Cluster 2

n = 745

Cluster 3

n = 354

P value*

BMI (kg/m2)

25.9 ± 5.0a,b

24.8 ± 5.6

24.3 ± 4.9

<0.01

WC (cm)

89.0 ± 12.2b

87.5 ± 13.2

86.6 ± 11.1

<0.01

SBP (mmHg)

127.4 ± 19.6a,b

131.4 ± 19.4

131.6 ± 19.2

<0.01

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

187.5 ± 35.4

184.0 ± 39.5

186.0 ± 33.6

0.66

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

115.1 ± 28.7

112.3 ± 30.7

115.5 ± 26.7

0.97

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

152.1 ± 90.0

144.4 ± 91.8

147.5 ± 82.8

0.41

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

41.0 ± 10.8b

40.5 ± 10.1

39.3 ± 9.2

<0.01

FBS (mg/dl)

102.6 ± 29.8

102.0 ± 27.9

100.0 ± 29.3

0.26

  1. BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, SBP Systolic blood pressure, LDL Low density lipoprotein, HDL High density lipoprotein, FBS Fasting blood sugar
  2. aSignificant difference between cluster 1 & 2 using Tukey HSD
  3. bSignificant difference between cluster 1 & 3 using Tukey HSD