The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain between October 2010 and March 2011: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Workplace Health Campaign
Table 1
The behavioural risk factors of the participants (employees).
Number
Characters
Males
Females
Total number (%)
1
Tobacco use
1137
Yes
162
20
182 (16.1)
No
479
476
955 (83.9)
2
Type of tobacco
183
Cigarette
111 (60.7)
Shisha
43 (14.8)
Cigarette and shisha
27 (23.5)
Not asked
2 (0.6)
3
Carbon monoxide (CO) measurements among smokers (ppm)
183
0–6 nonsmoker
111 (60.7)
7–15 low dependence
38 (20.8)
>15 strongly dependent
34 (18.6)
4
Physical activity
904
Yes
287
157
444 (49.2)
No
219
241
460 (50.8)
5
Physical activity frequency*
890
Yes
320 (35.9)
No
520 (58.4)
Not asked
3 (0.3)
Not applicable
47 (5.3)
6
Fruits and vegetables intake
903
Yes
683 (75.4)
No
220 (24.3)
7
Fruits and vegetables servings per day**
678
1-2/day
549 (81)
3-4/day
94 (13.9)
≥5/day
33 (4.9)
Not asked
2 (0.2)
Sufficient physical activity was defined as engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity or walking for at least 30 minutes 5 days per week or 20 minutes of vigorous activity 3 days/week. Eating ≥5 servings of fruit and vegetables is considered protective from cardiovascular event.
