The burden of non-communicable diseases and their related risk factors in the country of Georgia, 2015

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Table 4 Change in non-communicable disease risk factor prevalence, 2010–2015

Disease	2010 STEPS survey	2015 HCV survey	Change	z	p-value
Disease	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	z	p-value
Obesity*	25.1 (23.3, 26.8)	33.4 (31.8, 35.0)	8.3 (5.9, 10.7)	6.84	< 0.01
Male	21.8 (19.3, 24.3)	29.0 (26.6, 31.4)	7.2 (3.7, 10.7)	4.06	< 0.01
Female	28.5 (26.6, 30.3)	37.1 (35.1, 39.2)	8.6 (5.8, 11.4)	6.12	< 0.01
Current daily smoking	27.7 (25.8, 29.5)	27.1 (25.3, 28.8)	−0.6 (−3.2, 2.0)	0.46	0.64
Male	51.1 (48.1, 54.0)	51.5 (48.5, 54.6)	0.4 (−3.8, 4.6)	0.17	0.85
Female	4.0 (2.9, 5.0)	6.0 (4.7, 7.3)	2.0 (0.3, 3.7)	2.36	0.02
Heavy episodic drinking†	NR	27.5 (25.7, 29.2)	NA	NA	NA
Male	49.8 (45.7, 53.9)	52.1 (49.2, 55.0)	2.3 (−2.8, 7.4)	0.89	0.37
Female	10.3 (8.5, 12.0)	7.0 (5.7, 8.3)	−3.3 (−5.5, −1.1)	2.94	< 0.01
Elevated Blood Pressure (measured)‡	33.4 (31.4, 35.5)	37.5 (35.8, 39.3)	4.1 (1.4, 6.8)	2.97	< 0.01
Male	37.1 (34.0, 40.3)	42.7 (39.9, 45.5)	5.6 (1.4, 9.8)	2.59	< 0.01
Female	29.8 (27.9, 31.8)	33.0 (31.0, 35.1)	3.2 (0.4, 6.0)	2.21	0.03

*Obesity is defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m²
†For men, heavy episodic drinking is defined as consuming 5 or more standard alcoholic drinks in a single occasion in the last 30 days
†For women, a heavy episodic drinking is defined as consuming 4 or more standard alcoholic drinks in a single occasion in the last 30 days
‡Elevated blood pressure is systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg

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