Table 3 Prevalence of high values of risk factors by geographic region, age standardised

Males

Smoker

Prevalence

14.2% (11.7%, 16.2%)

14.8% (11.1%, 17.9%)

19.6% (15.2%, 24.5%)

SPR

1

1.04 (0.74, 1.35)

1.38 (1.06, 1.93)

Cholesterol

Prevalence

53.2% (49.8%, 55.7%)

54.7% (50.2%, 59.0%)

61.1% (56.1%, 65.5%)

SPR

1

1.03 (0.92, 1.12)

1.15 (1.01, 1.27)

Systolic blood pressure

Prevalence

32.6% (29.9%, 35.9%)

30.6% (26.8%, 34.4%)

38.0% (32.7%, 43.5%)

SPR

1

0.94 (0.84, 1.18)

1.17 (0.91, 1.28)

Females

Smoker

Prevalence

9.3% (7.6%, 11.2%)

11.4% (8.5%, 14.0%)

13.0% (9.5%, 15.9%)

SPR

1

1.22 (0.89, 1.63)

1.39 (1.00, 1.90)

Cholesterol

Prevalence

56.3% (53.1%, 59.6%)

55.8% (51.9%, 59.6%)

60.6% (55.7%, 64.7%)

SPR

1

0.99 (0.91, 1.09)

1.08 (0.97, 1.18)

Systolic blood pressure

Prevalence

27.4% (24.7%, 30.1%)

27.2% (23.8%, 30.8%)

26.1% (22.1%, 30.4%)

SPR

1

0.99 (0.75, 1.22)

0.95 (0.76, 1.26)