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Table 6 Crude (not age-adjusted) prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases among the participants of the UAE Health Future pilot study, by sex

From: The UAE healthy future study: a pilot for a prospective cohort study of 20,000 United Arab Emirates nationals

 

Male

(N = 267)

Female

(N = 140)

N

%

N

%

Age (mean ± SD)

33 (11)

 

30 (10)

 

Diabetes

20

8

5

4

Hypertension

28

11

16

11

High Cholesterol

49

18

18

13

Current smoking

    

Cigarette

51

18

1

1

Midwakh (local pipe)

52

18

1

1

Sheesha (water pipe)

41

14

2

1