Table 1 Socio-economic and cardiovascular risk profile of participants
From: Prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in Yazd inner-city municipalities
|  | Total n = 8749 | Men n = 4349 (49.7%) | Women n = 4400 (50.3%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Native | 7305 (86.7%) | 3668(87.6%) | 3637(85.7%) | 0.007 |
Historical region residents | 1508(17.2%) | 756(17.4%) | 752(17.1%) | NS |
Married | 7366(84.5%) | 3643(84.1%) | 3723(84.9%) | NS |
High school or higher level of education | 3993(46.1%) | 2200(51.1%) | 1793(41.1%) | < 0.001 |
Health insured | 8126(94.3%) | 4007(93.1%) | 4119(95.4%) | < 0.001 |
Employed | 3399(39.5%) | 2907(67.9%) | 492(11.4%) | < 0.001 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 1446(16.7%) | 579(13.4%) | 867(19.9%) | < 0.001 |
Diabetesa | 1224(14.1%) | 531(12.3%) | 693(15.8%) | < 0.001 |
Hypertensiona | 1601(18.6%) | 652(15.3%) | 949(21.9%) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension(measured) | 2561(29.6%) | 1438(33.5%) | 1123(25.8%) | < 0.001 |
Obesity (Body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) | 2273(26.3%) | 787(18.3%) | 1486(34.1%) | < 0.001 |
Current cigarette Smoking | 958(11.3%) | 880(20.7%) | 78(1.8%) | < 0.001 |
Current water-pipe Smoking | 759(8.9%) | 590(13.9%) | 169(4%) | < 0.001 |
Low physical activity | 4567(52.2%) | 2014(46.3%) | 2553(58%) | < 0.001 |
Eating < 2 servings of fruits/day | 4613(53.0%) | 2287(52.9%) | 2326(53.1%) | NS |
Eating < 2 servings of vegetable/day | 6713(77.2%) | 3363(77.8%) | 3350(76.5%) | NS |
Eating < 1 serving of fish /week | 8300(95.4%) | 4103(95.2%) | 4197(95.7%) | NS |
Eating > 4 servings of red meat/week | 2023(23.2%) | 955(22.0%) | 1068(24.3%) | 0.006 |