Table 3 Prevalence of most common risk factors, for both sexes, in 1988 and 2001
From: Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in a Cretan rural population: a twelve year follow-up study
Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | 1988 | p | 2001 | 1988 | p | |
Hypertension (%) | 52 (60.5%) | 33 (20.6%) | <0.001 | 71 (65.1%) | 71 (41.0%) | <0.001 |
Diabetes (%) | 10 (12.0%) | 11 (6.9%) | 0.065 | 11 (12.8%) | 15 (8.7%) | <0.001 |
Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 36 (43.4%) | 101 (63.1%) | <0.001 | 37 (43.0%) | 105 (60.7%) | <0.001 |
Increased w.c (♂ > 102 cm – ♀ > 88 cm, %) | 27 (32.5%) | 25 (15.6%) | <0.001 | 50 (58.1%) | 83 (48.0%) | <0.001 |
Current smokers (%) | 37 (44.6%) | 73 (45.6%) | 0.454 | 12 (14.0%) | 18 (10.4%) | 1.000 |