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Table 4 Prevalence (%) of risk factors for coronary heart disease according to sex and age

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

GROUP	AGE(y)	DM	HY	OBES	SEDEN	SMOK
MEN	<45	0 ^a	8 ^b	46^c	42	29 ^d
		(239)	(238)	(241)	(240)	(240)
	≥ 45	7^e	30^f	51	50	18 ^g
		(221)	(218)	(221)	(221)	(221)
WOMEN	<55	3 ^h	18 ⁱ	33 ^j	50	26 ^k
		(251)	(251)	(251)	(250)	(250)
	≥ 55	6^l	41^m	50ⁿ	56	6°
		(160)	(159)	(160)	(160)	(160)

Statistical comparisons by the Fischer test; axe: p = 0.001, axh: p = 0.007; by the Chi-Square test; bxf, ixm, jxn, kxo, gxo: p = 0.001; dxg: p = 0.005; bxi, cxj: p = 0.020; fxm = 0.019 DM-diabetes; HY-hypertension; OBES-obesity; SEDEN-physical inactivity; SMOK-smoking

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