Non-communicable diseases and related risk behaviors among men and women living with HIV in Cambodia: findings from a cross-sectional study

Table 8 Comparisons of prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia among men and women living with HIV

Variables	Total	Men	Women	P-value
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	116.7 ± 16.1	121.3 ± 15.2	114.4 ± 16.1	<0.001
Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	73.0 ± 10.1	74.9 ± 11.2	72.0 ± 9.5	0.002
Elevated measured blood pressure	45 (8.8)	24 (14.1)	21 (6.2)	0.003
Having hypertension ^a	77 (15.1)	31 (18.2)	46 (13.5)	0.16
Mean fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	106.3 ± 24.0	107.7 ± 24.9	105.6 ± 23.5	0.34
Elevated measured blood glucose	46 (9.0)	16 (9.4)	30 (8.8)	0.83
Having diabetes mellitus^b	48 (9.4)	17 (10.0)	31 (9.1)	0.75
Mean total cholesterol (mg/dL)	180.5 ± 31.0	182.6 ± 31.0	179.4 ± 31.0	0.28
Elevated total blood cholesterol	168 (32.9)	70 (41.2)	98 (28.8)	0.005
Having hyperlipidemia^c	172 (33.7)	70 (41.2)	102 (30.0)	0.01

Abbreviations: HIV human immunodeficiency virus
^aSystolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg and/ or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg and/or diagnosed with high blood pressure and/or diagnosed with hypertension and/or on treatment for hypertension
^bFasting blood glucose level > 110 mg/dL and/or diagnosed with elevated blood glucose and/or diagnosed with diabetes and/or on diabetes treatment
^cTotal blood cholesterol level > 200 mg/dL and/or diagnosed with high cholesterol and/or diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia and/or on treatment for hypercholesterolemia

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