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Table 3 Prevalence of CVD risk factors and accessibility to CVD risk screening across age groups

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening

A. CVD risk factors

Age group in years (95% confidence interval)

p-values

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

≥75

↑TG

10.2 (5.1-15.6)

11.4 (2.9-20.0)

22.4 (10.2-32.7)

32.3 (21.0-43.5)

46.9 (28.1-63.8)

37.5 (16.2-62.5)

48.4 (29.0-67.7)

<0.0001

↑CHOL

23.4 (16.1-30.7)

22.9 (11.4-35.5)

32.7 (21.6-46.9)

48.4 (33.9-61.3)

59.4 (40.6-75.0)

62.5 (37.5-81.3)

74.2 (56.7-90.3)

<0.0001

Obesity (BMI)

2.2 (0.0-4.4)

17.1 (5.7-28.6)

16.3 (6.1-28.6)

32.3 (21.0-43.5)

15.6 (6.3-28.1)

12.5 (0.0-31.3)

12.9 (3.2-25.8)

<0.0001

↓HDL

19.7 (13.1-27.0)

34.3 (20.0-51.4)

20.4 (10.2-34.7)

14.5 (6.5-24.2)

12.5 (3.1-25.0)

6.3 (0.0-25.0)

6.5 (0.0-17.5)

0.053

Prediabetes

3.6 (0.7-7.3)

2.9 (0.0-11.4)

8.2 (2.0-16.3)

6.5 (1.6-12.9)

0.0

0.0

6.5 (0.0-16.1)

0.398

Diabetes

0.7 (0.0-2.9)

0.0

4.1 (0.0-10.2)

8.1 (1.6-14.5)

18.8 (6.3-31.3)

25.0 (6.3-50.0)

6.5 (0.0-16.1)

<0.0001

Hypertension

7.3 (2.9-11.7)

28.6 (14.3-42.9)

40.8 (26.5-55.1)

54.8 (38.7-66.1)

68.8 (50.0-84.4)

56.3 (37.5-81.3)

71.0 (54.8-85.2)

<0.0001

Obesity (WC)

16.8 (10.2-22.6)

51.4 (34.3-68.6)

77.6 (64.5-88.6)

79.0 (67.7-88.7)

87.5 (75.0-96.9)

68.8 (43.8-87.5)

64.5 (48.4-80.6)

<0.0001

B. CVD risk screening

  

Have had BP measured

6.7 (3.4-11.4)

43.6 (28.2-61.5)

70.5 (59.0-82.0)

86.4 (78.8-93.9)

83.3 (69.4-94.4)

65.0 (45.0-85.0)

51.2 (36.6-65.9)

<0.0001

Have had BG measured

3.4 (0.7-6.7)

7.7 (0.0-15.4)

26.2 (14.8-37.7)

36.4 (24.2-47.0)

55.6 (38.9-69.4)

35.0 (15.0-55.0)

19.5 (7.3-31.7)

<0.0001

Have had CHOL measured

1.3 (0.0-3.4)

0.0

4.9 (0.0-11.5)

4.5 (0.0-10.6)

11.1 (2.8-22.2)

5.0 (0.0-15.0)

7.3 (0.0-17.1)

0.094

  1. BP = blood pressure, BG = blood glucose, CHOL = cholesterol.
  2. TG = triglycerides, CHOL = total cholesterol, BMI = body mass index, HDL = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, WC = waist circumference, ↑ = hyper, ↓ = low.