Table 2 Prevalence of individual cardiovascular risk factors (%) by blood pressure group
Variable | normal | pre-HTN | RR* (95% CI) | HTN | RR#(95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (male,%) | 41.7 | 49.0 | 1.34 (0.97-1.87) | 45.1 | 1.15 (0.83-1.59) |
Smoking | 18.8 | 12.3 | 0.6 (0.38-0.96) | 8.6 | 0.40 (0.24-0.66) |
Diabetes mellitus | 4.7 | 8.7 | 1.92 (0.97-3.81) | 20.6 | 5.26 (2.83-9.78) |
Total | 7.6 | 10.0 | 1.35 (0.75-2.42) | 16.5 | 2.40 (1.40-4.10) |
Hypercholesterolemia | |||||
High LDL level | 5.4 | 6.3 | 1.18 (0.58-2.36) | 12.7 | 2.53 (1.36-4.69) |
Low HDL level | 9.1 | 9.0 | 0.99 (0.56-1.76) | 7.3 | 0.79 (0.43-1.42)0 |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 11.6 | 16.7 | 1.52 (0.95-2.46) | 24.4 | 2.46 (1.57-3.86) |
Overweight | 35.1 | 49.0 | 2.15 (1.53-3.01) | 44.1 | 2.0 (1.43-2.78) |
Obesity | 13.8 | 18.3 | 1.40 (0.89-2.20) | 21.6 | 1.72 (1.11-2.66) |