Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population by sex and region

	Total (n=58)			Andijan (n=33)			Syrdarya (n=25)
	Female (n=45)	Male (n=13)	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
Age (yr)	48.80±12.60	51.62±14.60	49.4±13.0	52.5±11.9	49.2±14.3	51.9±12.2	43.2±11,7	53.7±45.7	46.2±13.5
Blood pressure (mmHg)
SBP	143.6±24.9	150.8±22.6	145.2±24.4	144.8±24.7	146.0±24.4	145.0±24.3	141.7±25.7	155.0±21.9	145.4±25.0
DBP	88.1±15.3	92.0±20.4	89.0±16.4	87.7±16.5	88.2±20.7	87.8±17.0	88.7±13.5	95.3±21.1	90.6±15.8
PP	55.5±17.3	58.8±16.0	56.2±16.9	57.1±16.0	57.8±22.5	57.3±16.9	53.0±19.2	59.7±9.5	54.9±17.1
Glucose (random)	104.6±26.2	121.4±33.4	198.4±28.6	108.3±32.2	120.3±30.2	110.5±31.7	99.1±12.1	122.3±38.4	105.6±24.2
Creatinine	0.8±0.1	1.1±0.2	0.9±0.2	0.8±0.1	1.1±0.2	0.9±0.2	0.8±0.1	1.0±0.2	0.9±0.1
Total cholesterol	168.6±33.4	166.7±38.8	168.2±34.3	174.5±34.0	157.8±31.1	171.5±33.7	159.8±31.2	174.3±45.3	163.8±35.3
Triglycride	157.2±83.5	171.6±68.6	160.5±80.1	159.0±93.5	146.0±67.4	156.6±88.5	154.7±68.4	193.6±66.4	165.6±68.8
HDL	50.2±10.2	45.3±7.4	49.1±9.8	49.6±10.3	45.8±7.4	48.9±9.9	51.2±10.2	44.9±7.9	49.4±10.0
LDL	86.9±28.3	87.2±30.7	86.9±28.6	93.0±27.2	83.2±24.3	91.2±26.6	77.6±28.3	90.6±37.0	81.2±30.7

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.