Prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in Portuguese living in Portugal and Portuguese who migrated to Switzerland

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in Portuguese migrants relative to Portuguese who remained in Portugal

	Prevalence rate ratio	p-value	Adjusting for gender, age, educational level and
Current smoking	0.92 (0.71 - 1.19)	0.53	None
Anthropometry
Obesity	0.78 (0.59 - 1.04)	0.10	Smoking
Abdominal obesity	0.81 (0.62 - 1.06)	0.12	Smoking
Blood pressure
Hypertension	0.82 (0.64 - 1.06)	0.12	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Treated	1.00 (0.67 - 1.48)	0.99	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Controlled	0.97 (0.49 - 1.91)	0.93	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Blood lipids
Hypercholesterolemia	0.88 (0.74 - 1.04)	0.12	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Treated	1.96 (1.18 - 3.27)	0.01	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Controlled	3.98 (1.59 - 9.99)	0.003	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Glycemic status
Diabetes	0.93 (0.5 - 1.76)	0.83	Obesity; abdominal obesity
Treated	1.51 (0.7 - 3.25)	0.30	Obesity; abdominal obesity

Results are expressed as prevalence rate ratio and (95% confidence interval) of Portuguese migrants versus Portuguese who remained in Portugal. Statistical analysis by Poisson regression adjusting for gender, age, educational level and other covariates as indicated.
Portuguese migrants living in Switzerland for less than 5 years were excluded.

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