Research Article

The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program

Table 1

Sociodemographic data.

Total20–30 years of age31–40 years of age41–50 years of age>50 years of age value

Gender (male/female)64406245/195 (97.0/3.0)2237/87 (96.3/3.7)2384/87 (96.5/3.5)1325/18 (98.7/1/3)299/3 (99.0/1.0)0.00003
Age (years)644034.9 ± 8.126.8 ± 2.435.2 ± 2.944.3 ± 2.854.0 ± 3.1
Residence (countryside/town)61691788/4381 (30.0/70.0)798/1460 (35.3/64.6)703/1692 (29.4/70.6)252/1008 (20.0/80.0)35/221 (13.7/86.3)<0.00001
Family history6333
Coronary artery disease732 (11.6)126 (5.4)268 (10.9)273 (21.1)65 (24.4)<0.00001
Hypertension1302 (20.6)332 (14.3)541 (22.1)348 (26.8)81 (30.5)<0.00001
Stroke275 (4.3)46 (2.0)112 (4.6)90 (6.9)27 (10.2)<0.00001
Diabetes695 (11.0)157 (6.8)281 (11.5)224 (17.3)33 (12.4)<0.00001
Smoking status6244
Yes/current2933 (46.2)/1844 (62.9)1069 (46.8)/772 (72.2)1149 (47.3)/743 (64.7)551 (43.1)/282 (51.1)113 (44.5)/47 (41.6)0.075/<0.00001
Smoking: pack-years (median, interquartile range)6 (2.5–11.25)4 (1.6–7.0)7 (3.0–12.0)11 (5.0–20.0)18.9 (10.0–30.0)<0.0001
Physical activity6311
Occasional1051 (16.7)213 (9.2)361 (14.8)400 (30.9)77 (29.5)<0.00001
Moderate2773 (43.9)1307 (56.5)1068 (43.7)335 (25.9)63 (24.1)
High2487 (39.4)793 (34.3)1015 (41.5)558 (43.2)121 (46.4)

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and number (percentage), respectively; Among smokers responding yes.