Table 3 Prevalence of potential risk factors among controls and comparison with the native German population
Potential risk factors | Prevalence of potential risk factors among Aussiedler (controls) in % | Prevalence of the native German population in % | Literature/comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male | Female | Male | Female | Â |
Alcohol (> 20 g/day for men) Alcohol (> 10 g/day for women) | 11.9 a | 0 | 30.5 | 13.3 | [32]c |
Smoking (yes) | 59.0 | 3.0 | 58.9 | 24.4 | [35]c |
Diabetes mellitus (yes) | 9.3 b | 10.8 b | 17.9/9.8 | 19.3/13.8 | [30]c, |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | new/old federal states |
Cholesterol (yes) | 9.3 b | 18.9 b | 13.1 | 16.2 | [31]c |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | > 300 mg/100 ml, |
| Â | Â | Â | 13.1 | 14.3 | [35] |
BMI (> 25.0 kg/m2) | 68.4 | 76.1 | 69.7 | 56.0 | [29]c |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | > 25 kg/m2 |
High blood pressure (yes) | 57.8 | 66.2 | 48.4 | 50.9 | [34]c |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 12 months prevalence, yes |
| Â | Â | Â | 79.4 | 75.9 | [33] |
|  |  |  |  |  | SBP ≥ 140 mmHg and/or |
|  |  |  |  |  | DBP ≥ 90 mmHg |
No regular physical activity | 71.6 | 56.7 | 49.6 | 46.0 | [34]c |
Fruit and vegetables (daily) | 73.8 | 73.1 | 67.5 | 81.9 | [34]c |