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Table 2 Body weight, blood pressure and fasting blood glucose parameters of male and female participants

From: The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection among adults with chronic non-communicable diseases in Malawi

 

Male

Female

Difference in means (95% CI)

p-value

Body weight (kg)

 Mean (SD)

64 (14)

64 (18)

0.1 (− 4–3)

0.95

Blood pressure (mm/Hg)

 Systolic mean (SD)

150 (34)

156 (33)

6 (− 13–1)

0.10

 Diastolic mean (SD)

84 (17)

88 (17)

4 (− 7–0.02)

0.05

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)

 Mean (SD)

226 (114)

250 (138)

25 (− 63–14)

0.21