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

Table 4

Comparison of the mean values ± 1 standard deviation of the main risk factors and risk conditions, collected in 1988/89 and 2008/09: females, age 25–74 years.

Risk factor	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)	128.8 ± 16.7	131.7 ± 16		0.000	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)				0.000	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	203.1 ± 42.5	199 ± 37.1		0.118
Glycaemia (mg/dL)	87.4 ± 16.7			0.000	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05
Cigarettes smoked daily N. (in smokers)				0.000	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05