Table 1 Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (95 % confidence interval) among adults aged 40–79 years
Risk factor | Total (N = 5101) | No CHD or stroke (N = 4489) | CHD or stroke (N = 612) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily smoking | 19.8 (18–21.7) | 20.2 (18.3–22.2) | 16.5 (12.4–21.6) | 0.200 |
<2.5 h physical activity/week | 82.4 (80.9–83.7) | 82.2 (80.7–83.6) | 84.1 (79.9–87.6) | 0.400 |
Physically inactive (no physical activity in average week) | 34.2 (32.3–36.4) | 32.4 (30.3–34.6) | 49.8 (44.4–55.3) | <0.001 |
<2 portions fruit/day | 66.1 (64.3–67.8) | 65.8 (63.9–67.7) | 68.1 (63–72.8) | 0.400 |
<2 portions vegetable/day | 90.4 (89.2–91.5) | 90.1 (88.8–91.3) | 92.8 (89.3–95.2) | 0.100 |
<1 portion fish/week | 67.3 (65.5–69.1) | 66.8 (64.9–68.7) | 71.6 (66.5–76.2) | 0.100 |
Alcohol intake > 10 g/day (women) or 20 g/day (men) | 17.9 (16.5–19.4) | 18 (16.7–19.5) | 16.7 (12.9–21.4) | 0.600 |
Alcohol intake = 0 g/day | 12.7 (11.3–14.3) | 12.4 (10.8–14.2) | 15.2 (11.7–19.5) | 0.200 |
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 69.9 (68.2–71.5) | 68 (66.3–69.8) | 85.1 (81.2–88.3) | <0.001 |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 28.4 (26.6–30.2) | 26.5 (24.8–28.3) | 43.1 (37.4–48.9) | <0.001 |
BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg | 20.6 (18.9–22.4) | 20.7 (18.9–22.5) | 20 (16.1–24.5) | 0.700 |
Proportion unawarea among those with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg | 33.5 (30.2–37) | 36 (32.5–39.7) | 12.1 (6.6–21.3) | <0.001 |
Proportion treated and awareb among those with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg | 45.4 (41.9–49) | 42.5 (38.8–46.3) | 70.6 (59.2–79.9) | <0.001 |
Elevated TC (≥5.0 mmol/l) | 68.8 (66.5–71) | 71.2 (68.9–73.5) | 48.9 (43.6–54.1) | <0.001 |
Highly elevated TC (≥6.2 mmol/l) | 24.7 (22.9–26.6) | 25.9 (23.9–27.9) | 15.2 (11.6–19.7) | <0.001 |
Proportion unawarea among those with TC ≥ 5.0 mmol/l | 57.5 (55.3–59.7) | 59.4 (57–61.7) | 35.0 (28.6–42) | <0.001 |
Proportion treated and awareb among those with TC ≥ 5.0 mmol/l | 9.1 (8–10.3) | 7.5 (6.4–8.7) | 28.3 (22.4–35.1) | <0.001 |