Table 2 Prevalence (%) of modifiable CVD risk factors among adolescents by sex

Smoking/tobacco^a

7.14 (5.59–8.68)

10.2 (7.5–12.8)

4.5 (2.8–6.2)

Excessive alcohol use^a

10.2 (8.3–12.0)

16.3 (13.1–19.6)

4.9 (3.1–6.6)

Low fruit diet

8.4 (6.7–10.1)

10.4 (7.7–13.0)

6.8 (4.7–8.8)

Low vegetable diet

6.0 (4.6–7.4)

6.8 (4.6–8.9)

5.4 (3.5–7.2)

High salt diet

65.7 (62.9–68.6)

63.0 (58.8–67.2)

68.3 (64.5–72.1)

High animal lipid diet

59.6 (56.7–62.5)

61.2 (56.9–65.4)

58.2 (54.2–62.3)

High BMI^a

15.1 (12.9–17.2)

15.0 (11.8–18.1)

15.2 (12.3–18.2)

Abdominal obesity

3.7 (2.6–4.8)

1.8 (0.6–3.0)

5.4 (3.5–7.2)

Low physical activity^a

27.9 (25.2–30.6)

21.9 (18.3–25.5)

33.1 (29.3–37.0)