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Table 2 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

From: Cardiovascular risk factors among Chamorros

 

Chamorro Men n = 100(%)

Chamorro Women n = 128 (%)

Total n = 228 (%)

Body Mass Index (BMI)*

   

   BMI 25.0 – 29.9 (Overweight)

36 (36.0%)

35 (27.3%)

71 (31.1%)

   BMI ≥ 30 (Obese)

20 (20.0%)

28 (21.9%)

48 (21.1%)

Physical Activity

   

   Moderate exercise for less than 150 min/wk

71 (71.0%)

81 (63.3%)

152 (66.7%)

   Vigorous exercise for less than 60 min/wk

59 (59.0%)

95 (74.2%)

154 (67.4%)

   Moderate exercise for 0 min/wk

44 (44.0%)

39 (30.5%)

83 (36.4%)

   Vigorous exercise for 0 min/wk

56 (56.0%)

93 (72.7%)

149 (65.3%)

   Do not exercise at all (moderate or vigorous)

39 (39.0)

38 (29.7%)

77 (33.8%)

Diet

   

   Eat less than 2 servings of fruit/day

53 (53.0%)

55 (43.0%)

108 (47.4%)

   Eat less than 3 servings of vegetable/day

57 (57.0%)

76 (59.4%)

133 (58.3%)

   Eat less than 5 servings of fruit or veg./day

62 (62.0%)

74 (57.8%)

136 (59.6%)

Hypertension (HTN)

   

   Told by a health professional they have HTN

35 (35.0%)

62 (48.4%)

97 (42.5%)

   Currently taking medication for HTN

30 (30.0%)

48 (37.5%)

78 (34.2%)

Blood Cholesterol

   

   Never checked

39 (39.0%)

23 (18.0%)

62 (27.2%)

   Checked within past 5 years

61 (61.0%)

98 (76.6%)

159 (69.7%)

   Told by a health professional they have high blood cholesterol

31 (31.0%)

52 (40.6%)

83 (36.4%)

Diabetes

   

   Diagnosed with diabetes

12 (12.0%)

25 (19.5%)

37 (16.2%)

   Gestational diabetes

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6 (4.7%)

6 (2.6 %)

Tobacco Use

   

   Current smoker **

19 (19.0%)

16 (12.5%)

35 (15.4%)

   Have tried to quit in the past 12 months

10 (10.0%)

8 (6.3%)

18 (7.9%)

   Current non-smoker***

59 (59.0%)

91 (71.1%)

150 (65.8%)

Alcohol Consumption

   

   Average >1 drink/day

3 (3.0%)

1 (0.8%)

4 (1.8%)

   Average >2 drinks/day

2 (2.0%)

1 (0.8%)

3 (1.3%)

   No drinks in past 30 days

58 (58.0%)

87 (68.0%)

145 (63.6%)

  1. *Body Mass Index (BMI) = weight (lbs)/height (in)2* 703
  2. **Smoker – one who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes (5 packs) in his/her lifetime and who is smoking some days or everyday.
  3. ***Non-smoker – one who has not smoked at least 100 cigarettes (5 packs) in his/her lifetime and is not currently smoking some days or everyday.