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Table 3 Prevalence (%) of risk factors for coronary heart disease among men and women and in the total population

From: Sex differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease: a study in a Brazilian population

GROUP

DM

HY

OBES

SEDEN

SMOK

MEN

3 (460)

19a(456)

48 b(462)

46 (461)

24 c(461)

WOMEN

4 (411)

27a(410)

39 b(411)

52 (410)

18 c(410)

TOTAL

4 (871)

23 (866)

44 (873)

49 (871)

21 (871)

  1. ()=number of subjects; Chi-Square test; axa: p = 0.003,bxb: p = 0.009; cxc: p = 0.029 DM-diabetes; HY- hypertension; OBES- obesity; SEDEN- physical inactivity; SMOK- smoking