Table 2 Percentage distributions of Costa Rican elderly according to risk factors and health condition
From: Association between obesity and mortality in the Costa Rican elderly: a cohort study
Characteristics | Percentage |
|---|---|
Total | 100 |
Risk factors | |
Smoking | |
Never | 35.55 |
Former smoker | 33.09 |
Passive smoker | 21.38 |
Current smoker | 9.98 |
Alcohol consumption | |
Never | 35.78 |
Former drinker | 31.27 |
Occasional drinker | 30.26 |
Current drinker | 2.68 |
Health condition | |
Hypertension | 48.35 |
Cholesterol | 39.56 |
Diabetes | 20.85 |
Cancer | 5.85 |
Myocardial infarction | 4.58 |
Ischemic heart disease (no infarction) | 12.11 |
Stroke | 3.83 |
Fracture in the last 6 months | 12.30 |