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Table 2 Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) by age category and gender in the ORISCAV-LUX study

From: First nationwide survey on cardiovascular risk factors in Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX)

CVRF

 

18-69

n (%)

18-29

n (%)

30-39

n (%)

40-49

n (%)

50-59

n (%)

60-69

n (%)

P-value*

P-value**

Obesity

Total

325 (20.9)

       
 

Men

175 (23)

7 (6.3)

35 (20.3)

50 (26.6)

45 (32.9)

38 38.6)

<0.0001

0.03

 

Women

150 (18.7)

7 (6.7)

28 14.2)

40 (20.6)

32 (22.2)

43 (39.4)

  

Hypertension

Total

540 (34.5)

       
 

Men

322 (41.9)

10 (9.3)

50 (28.7)

95 (50.2)

86 (63.0)

81 (84.1)

<0.0001

<0.0001

 

Women

218 (27.1)

7 (6.3)

22 (13.1)

51 (26.7)

64 (43.5)

74 (67.8)

  

Diabetes

Total

69 (4.4)

       
 

Men

39 (5.2)

1 (1.1)

1 (0.7)

7 (3.8)

12 (8.8)

18 (18.8)

<0.0001

0.08

 

Women

30 (3.5%)

0 (-)

1 (0.5)

5 (2.4)

8 (5.3)

16 (14.7)

  

Lipid disorder

Total

1033 (69.9)

       
 

Men

533 (74.3)

44 (42.7)

119 (70.9)

159 (84.5)

120 (89.7)

91 (96.5)

<0.0001

0.0002

 

Women

500 (65.5)

48 (42.3)

93 (52.0)

124 (67.8)

136 (92.0)

99 (92.0)

  

Current smoking

Total

307 (22.3)

       
 

Men

165 (24.9)

41 (38.6)

39 (22.7)

46 (24.5)

30 (22.4)

9 (8.6)

<0.0001

0.03

 

Women

142 (19.7)

33 (28.7)

32 (17.3)

31 (16.7)

31 (20.3)

15 (13.0)

  

R-ATPIII-defined MS

Total

368 (24.0)

9 (4.4)

40 (11.6)

95 (25.5)

114 (42.1)

110 (55.1)

<0.0001

<0.0001

 

Men

221 (29.5)

7 (6.9)

26 (15.6)

62 (33.8)

67 (50.5)

59 (61.2)

  
 

Women

147 (18.4)

2 (2.0)

14 (7.5)

33 (17.1)

47 (33.3)

51 (49.4)

  
  1. Results are expressed as number of cases (%). * P value for age, ** P-value for gender