Research Article
Overcoming Barriers in the Management of Hypertension: The Experience of the Cardiovascular Health Program in Chilean Primary Health Care Centers
Table 2
Percentage of cardiovascular risk factors by gender (weighted sample).
| | Men
| Women
| Total
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| | Average age (years) | 63.7 ± 13.6 | 64.5 ± 13.1 | 63.3 ± 13.6 | | Percentage % (CI 95%) | Diabetes mellitus
(clinical diagnosis) | 27.5 (27.2–27.8) | 25.9 (25.7–26.1)* | 26.4 (26.2–26.5) | Glycemia
≥100 mg/dL | 48.9 (48.5–49.1) | 42.2 (41.9–42.4)* | 44.3 (44.1–44.5) | Overweight
BMI > 25–29 Kg/m2 | 47.1 (46.8–47.4) | 35.5 (35.3–35.6)* | 39.4 (36.6–42.2) | Obesity
BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2 | 33.1 (32.8–33.4) | 47.9 (47.7–48.1)* | 42.8 (42.2–43.4) | Total cholesterol
200–239 mg/dL | 36.6 (36.3–36.9) | 34.8 (34.6–35.0)* | 35.4 (35.2–35.5) | Total cholesterol
≥240 mg/dL | 16.1 (15.8–16.3) | 26.1 (25.9–26.3)* | 23.0 (22.8–23.1) | Cholesterol HDL
<40 mg/dL | 33.2 (32.8–33.5) | — | — | Cholesterol HDL
<50 mg/dL | — | 51.8 (51.6–52.0)* | — | | Smoking | 21.2 (20.9–21.5) | 16.5 (16.3–16.7)* | 18.0 (17.9–18.1) | Low education
<8 years | 56.1 (55.8–56.5) | 60.1 (59.8–60.4)* | 58.8 (58.6–59.1) |
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P < 0.01 for comparison with men.
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