Trends of Prevalence of Uncontrolled Risk Factors for Cerebrocardiovascular Disease: Southern Italy from 1988/9 to 2008/9

Table 3

Comparison between the mean values ± 1 standard deviation of the main cardiovascular risk factors. Data collected in 1988/89–2008/09: males, age 25–74 years. Data standardized to the European population.

Risk factors	Group 1; 1988-89; ()	Group 2; 1998-99; ()	Group 3; 2008-09; ()		1 versus 3	1 versus 2	2 versus 3
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)				0.025	NS	<0.05	NS
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)				0.000	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	205.2 ± 47.1			0.009	<0.05	NS	NS
Glycaemia (mg/dL)	93.7 ± 30.1			0.000	NS	<0.05	<0.05
Cigarettes smoked N. (in smokers)				0.000	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05