Cardiology Research and Practice / 2017 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
The Prevalence and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors among the Lebanese Population: A Prospective Study Comparing Urban to Rural Populations Table 2 Prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among the study participants.
Risk factor Urban Rural Total value% ( ) % ( ) % ( ) Smoking 0.232 Current smoker 39.3 (127) 43.3 (274) 42 (401) Passive smoker 10.5 (34) 8.9 (56) 9.4 (90) Ex-smoker 10.8 (35) 7.4 (47) 8.6 (82) Never smoked 39.3 (127) 40.3 (255) 40 (382) Alcohol ( of drinks) 0.0001 0 72.9 (237) 87.5 (568) 82.6 (805) 1 15.4 (50) 7.7 (50) 10.3 (100) 2 8.9 (29) 3.1 (20) 5 (49) ≥3 2.8 (9) 1.7 (11) 2.1 (20) Diet Fruit servings/day 0.122 None 19.8 (65) 16.1 (107) 17.3 (172) 1–3 70.5 (232) 76.5 (509) 74.5 (741) ≥4 9.7 (32) 7.4 (49) 8.1 (81) Vegetables servings/day 0.016 None 9.4 (31) 8.3 (55) 8.7 (86) 1-2 57.1 (188) 63.4 (421) 61.3 (609) 3-4 9.1 (90) 17.4 (173) 26.5 (263) ≥5 6.1 (20) 2.3 (15) 3.5 (35) Exercise at least 10 min Vigorous/week 0.062 None 75.6 (248) 76.5 (507) 76.2 (755) 1–3 19.8 (65) 15.7 (104) 17.1 (169) 4–6 1.8 (6) 4.5 (30) 3.6 (36) ≥7 2.7 (9) 3.3 (22) 3.1 (31) Moderate/week 0.014 None 20.9 (68) 20.1 (133) 20.3 (201) 1–3 29.4 (96) 23.1 (153) 25.2 (249) 4–6 20.2 (66) 17.5 (116) 18.4 (182) ≥7 29.4 (96) 39.4 (261) 36.1 (357) Walk/week 0.001 None 12.2 (40) 15.9 (106) 14.7 (146) 1–3 10.4 (34) 17.7 (118) 15.3 (152) 4–6 12.2 (40) 14.1 (94) 13.5 (134) ≥7 65.2 (214) 52.3 (348) 56.5 (562) Sitting hours/day 0.002 1–6 37.2 (122) 49.1 (325) 45.2 (447) 7–11 44.2 (145) 35.8 (237) 38.6 (382) ≥12 18.6 (61) 15.1 (100) 16.3 (161) Overweight and obesity 77.3 (255) 75.2 (497) 75.9 (752) 0.468 Reported hypertension 38.5 (126) 25.4 (168) 29.8 (294) 0.001 Reported diabetes 25.4 (80) 21.4 (135) 22.8 (215) 0.173 Reported dyslipidemia 25 (70) 21.2 (113) 22.5 (183) 0.226
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