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Table 2 Distribution of study population into low, moderate and high cardiovascular risk categories, n (%)

From: Total cardiovascular risk for next 10 years among rural population of Nepal using WHO/ISH risk prediction chart

Sex

Age (years)

Risk categories

Low risk

Moderate risk

High risk

Male

40–49

64 (98.5)

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

50–59

43 (93.5)

2 (4.3)

1 (2.2)

60–69

24 (75.0)

4 (12.5)

4 (12.5)

70–79

4 (36.4)

5 (45.5)

2 (18.2)

Total

135 (87.7)

12 (7.8)

7 (4.5)

Female

40–49

71 (98.6)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

50–59

56 (94.9)

2 (3.4)

1 (1.7)

60–69

27 (69.2)

9 (23.1)

3 (7.7)

70–79

9 (42.9)

9 (42.9)

3 (14.3)

Total

163 (85.3)

20 (10.5)

8 (4.2)

Male and Female

40–49

135 (98.5)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.7)

50–59

99 (94.3)

4 (3.8)

2 (1.9)

60–69

51 (71.8)

13 (18.3)

7 (9.9)

70–79

13 (40.6)

14 (43.8)

5 (15.6)

Total

298 (86.4)

32 (9.3)

15 (4.3)