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Table 2 Number of people with recorded data and estimated after weighting mean (95% CI) and prevalence (95% CI) of cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors overall and by sex

From: High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adults living in Greece: the EMENO National Health Examination Survey

 

Men

Women

Total

P-value*

N

Estimates

N

Estimates

Estimates

SBP* (mm Hg) (Mean; 95% CI)

2031

131.3 (130.5, 132.2)

2722

125.2 (124.2, 126.1)

128.1 (127.5, 128.8)

< 0.001

DBP* (mm Hg) (Mean; 95% CI)

2031

80.3 (79.7, 80.9)

2722

74.9 (74.4, 75.4)

77.5 (77.1, 77.9)

< 0.001

Hypertension Prevalence (%) (Estimate; 95% CI)

2006

42.4 (39.8, 45.1)

2693

36.1 (34.0, 38.3)

39.2 (37.4, 40.9)

< 0.001

Hypertension Prevalence (% among 18–69 yrs) (Estimate; 95% C)

1573

34.8 (32.1, 37.6)

2155

25.5 (23.0, 27.0)

29.9 (28.2, 31.6)

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol (Mean; 95% CI)

1896

44.3 (43.4, 45.0)

2525

53.3 (52.5, 54.0)

48.9 (48.2, 49.5)

< 0.001

Total serum cholesterol (mg/dL) (Mean; 95% CI)

1896

192.9 (190.1, 195.6)

2525

194.2 (191.9, 196.4)

193.5 (191.6, 195.5)

0.410

Prevalence TC ≥190 mg/dL or medication (estimate; 95% CI)

1851

59.5 (56.5,62.4)

2477

60.9 (58.4,63.3)

60.2 (58.2,62.2)

0.449

Prevalence of TC ≥240 mg/dL or medication (estimate; 95% CI)

1851

27.3 (24.9,29.7)

2477

28.3 (26.4,30.3)

27.8 (26.2,29.4)

0.472

Fasting glucose (mg/dL) (Mean; 95% CI)

1065

94.8 (92.8, 96.8)

1319

91.2 (90.0, 92.5)

93.1 (91.9, 94.3)

0.002

HbA1c (%) (Mean; 95% CI)

1873

5.4 (5.4, 5.5)

2470

5.4 (5.4, 5.4)

5.4 (5.4, 5.4)

0.115

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus (%), (Estimate; 95% CI)

1888

12.4 (11.0,14.0)

2505

10.9 (9.6,12.3)

11.6 (10.7,12.7)

0.131

BMI (kg/m2) (Mean; 95% CI)

2039

28.3 (28.0, 28.5)

2726

28.1 (27.8, 28.4)

28.2 (28.0, 28.4)

0.395

Overweight (%) (Estimate; 95% CI)

2039

45.0 (42.5,47.5)

2726

30.6 (28.7,32.6)

37.6 (35.9,39.2)

< 0.001

Obesity (%) (Estimate; 95% CI)

2039

30.5 (28.3,32.9)

2726

33.6 (31.6,35.7)

32.1 (30.5,33.8)

0.036

Current smokers (%) (Estimate; 95% CI)

2065

44.0 (41.6,46.4)

2757

32.7 (30.5,35.0)

38.2 (36.5,39.9)

< 0.001

  1. *Comparison between men and women