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Table 4 Percentage prevalence of CVD risk factors and accessibility of CVD risks screening across subgroups of geographical location, average daily income and level of education among study population

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

↑TG (95% CI)

↑CHOL (95% CI)

Obese (BMI) (95% CI)

↓HDL (95% CI)

Prediabetes (95% CI)

Diabetes (95% CI)

Hypertension (95% CI)

Obese (WC) (95% CI)

Geographical location

Abbi

32.7 (22.7-42.2)

51.8 (41.4-61.3)

8.2 (2.7-12.7)

19.1 (12.7-26.4)

6.4 (2.3-10.9)

10.9 (5.5-16.4)

37.3 (28.2-47.3)

51.8 (41.8-61.8)

Kwale

19.5 (13.8-25.9)

34.8 (27.4-42.9)

14.0 (9.1-19.2)

17.1 (11.0-23.2)

3.7 (1.2-6.7)

1.8 (0.0-4.3)

23.2 (16.8-29.9)

40.2 (32.3-48.2)

Lagos

19.6 (12.0-28.7)

29.3 (19.7-40.2)

17.4 (9.8-26.1)

17.4 (9.8-26.1)

4.3 (1.1-8.7)

5.4 (1.1-9.8)

53.3 (43.0-64.1)

72.8 (63.0-81.5)

Average daily income (US$)

Low income

28.4 (18.9-39.2)

45.9 (33.8-58.1)

17.6 (8.9-27.0)

14.9 (8.1-23.0)

8.1 (2.7-14.9)

4.1 (0.0-8.1)

54.1 (41.9-66.2)

81.1 971.6-89.8)

Low-middle income

29.8 (17.0-44.7)

44.7 (31.9-57.4)

21.3 (10.6-34.0)

19.1 (8.5-31.9)

2.1 (0.0-6.4)

6.4 (0.0-14.9)

46.8 (31.9-59.6)

66.0 (51.1-78.7)

Upper-middle income

17.6 (0.0-35.3)

35.3 (11.8-52.9)

11.8 (0.0-29.4)

11.8 (0.0-29.4)

11.8 (0.0-29.4)

0.0

52.9 (29.4-76.5)

47.1 (23.5-67.1)

High income

44.4 (19.9-66.7)

38.9 (16.7-61.1)

16.7 (0.0-33.3)

33.3 (11.1-55.6)

0.0

22.2 (5.6-38.9)

33.3 (11.1-55.6)

83.3 (64.4-100)

Education completed

No formal education and Less than primary education

40.8 (26.5-55.9)

69.4 (57.1-82.5)

10.2 (2.0-20.4)

12.2 (4.1-21.3)

2.0 (0.0-6.1)

6.1 (0.0-14.3)

59.2 (46.9-73.5)

71.4 (57.1-83.7)

Primary education

16.0 (11.2-21.7)

29.7 (22.6-36.6)

10.3 (6.3-15.4)

16.6 (10.9-22.3)

4.0 (1.7-7.1)

4.6 (1.7-8.2)

24.6 (17.5-31.4)

41.1 (34.3-48.6)

Secondary education

19.3 (10.9-27.3)

31.8 (22.3-42.0)

12.5 (5.7-19.3)

21.6 (12.5-31.2)

6.8 (2.3-12.5)

6.8 (2.3-12.5)

34.1 (23.9-44.3)

53.4 (43.2-63.6)

University and Postgraduate

39.6 (26.4-52.8)

50.9 (37.7-63.0)

24.5 (13.2-35.8)

18.9 (8.7-30.2)

5.7 (0.0-13.2)

5.7 (0.0-12.1)

47.2 (33.2-60.4)

66.0 (52.8-79.2)

B: History of CVD risk screening

Ever had BP measured?

Ever had BG measured?

Ever had CHOL measured?

  

Yes (95% CI)

No (95% CI)

Yes (95% CI)

No (95% CI)

Yes (95% CI)

No (95% CI)

Geographical location

Abbi

45.5 (37.5-53.1)

54.2 (46.9-62.5)

18.9 (12.6-24.8)

81.1 (75.2-87.4)

3.5 (0.7-6.3)

96.5 (93.7-99.3)

Kwale

32.4 (25.3-39.2)

67.6 (60.8-74.7)

11.9 (7.4-17.0)

88.1 (83.0-92.6)

1.7 (0.0-3.6)

98.3 (96.4-100)

Lagos

72.9 (64.6-81.3)

27.1 (18.8-35.4)

36.5 (27.1-44.8)

63.5 (55.2-72.9)

8.3 (3.1-14.6)

91.7 (85.4-96.9)

Average daily income (US$)

Low income

61.3 (50.0-70.5)

38.8 (29.5-50.0)

27.5 (18.8-37.5)

72.5 (62.5-81.3)

5.0 (1.3-10.0)

95.0 (90.0-100)

Low-middle income

72.7 (60.0-83.6)

27.3 (16.4-40.0)

30.9 (18.2-42.6)

69.1 (57.4-81.8)

9.1 (1.8-18.2)

90.9 (81.8-98.2)

Upper-middle income

83.3 (66.7-100)

16.7 (0.0-33.3)

33.3 (16.7-55.6)

66.7 (44.4-83.3)

5.6 (0.0-16.7)

94.4 (83.3-100)

High income

100.0

0.0

57.9 (34.7-78.9)

42.1 (21.1-65.2)

5.3 (0.0-15.8)

94.7 (84.2-100)

Education completed

No formal education and Less than primary education

48.3 (35.5-62.1)

51.7 (37.9-64.5)

20.7 (10.3-31.0)

79.3 (69.0-89.7)

5.2 (0.0-12.1)

94.8 (87.9-100)

Primary education

30.1 (23.5-36.7)

69.9 (63.3-76.5)

13.8 (8.7-18.4)

86.2 (81.6-91.3)

1.5 (0.0-3.6)

98.5 (96.4-100)

Secondary education

56.4 (45.5-66.3)

43.6 (33.7-54.5)

22.8 (14.9-32.7)

77.2 (67.3-85.1)

5.0 (1.0-9.9)

95.0 (90.1-99.0)

University and Postgraduate

79.7 (69.5-89.8)

20.3 (10.2-30.5)

35.6 (23.7-48.2)

64.4 (51.8-76.3)

8.5 (1.7-16.0)

91.5 (84.0-98.3)

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