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Table 4 Prevalence of reported and screen detected classic cardiovascular risk factors stratified by body mass index and sexa

From: Diet, life-style and cardiovascular morbidity in the rural, free living population of Elafonisos island

Disease

Known

Screen detected

Diabetes mellitus

 Men

  Underweight

0 (0)

0 (0)

  Normal

2 (2.6)

3 (3.9)

  Overweight

6 (5.1)

7 (6.0)

  Obese

11 (14.5)

14 (18.5)

  Morbidly obese

1 (11.1)

2 (22.2)

 Women

  Underweight

0 (0)

0 (0)

  Normal

2 (2.2)

3 (3.3)

  Overweight

4 (4.4)

6 (6.6)

  Obese

18 (18.2)

9 (9.1)

  Morbidly obese

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

Arterial hypertension

 Men

  Underweight

1 (12.5)

1 (12.5)

  Normal

8 (10.4)

16 (20.8)

  Overweight

39 (33.3)

40 (34.2)+

  Obese

35 (46.1)

30 (39.5)

  Morbidly obese

2 (22.2)

3 (33.3)

 Women

  Underweight

0 (0)

0 (0)

  Normal

6 (6.5)

13 (16.3)

  Overweight

32 (35.2)

17 (19.1)+

  Obese

51 (51.5)

45 (45.9)

  Morbidly obese

9 (50.0)

8 (50)

Hypercholesterolemia

 Men

  Underweight

1 (12.5)

0 (0)

  Normal

6 (7.8)

23 (29.9)+

  Overweight

41 (35.0)

47 (40.4)

  Obese

23 (30.3)+

37 (48.7)

  Morbidly obese

1 (11.1)

7 (77.8)

 Women

  Underweight

0 (0)

0 (0)

  Normal

11 (12.0)

44 (47.8)+

  Overweight

42 (46.2)

34 (37.8)

  Obese

53 (53.5)+

34 (34.3)

  Morbidly obese

5 (27.8)

11 (64.7)

  1. aNumbers represent counts (percentages)
  2. BMI categories: Underweight: <18.5 kg/m2
  3. Normal weight: 18.5–24.99 kg/m2
  4. Overweight: 25–29.99 kg/m2
  5. Obese: 30–39.99 kg/m2
  6. Morbidly obese: ≥40 kg/m2
  7. + P < 0.05