Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Angolan Adults: A Descriptive Analysis from CardioBengo, a Community-Based Survey

Table 3

Frequencies of individuals who require pharmacological treatment by sex.

	Single risk criteria			Considering WHO/IS risk prediction
	Total,	Female,	Male,	Total,	Female,	Male,
	(95 CI)	(95 CI)	(95 CI)	(95 CI)	(95 CI)	(95 CI)
Antihypertensive drugs	48.7	52.5	40.1	22.0	25.8	13.4
	(44.2-53.2)	(47.0-57.8)	(32.4-48.4)	(18.5-26.0)	(21.3-30.8)	(8.7-20.0)
Lipid-lowering drugs	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	1.4
				(2.4-6.0)	(3.0-7.8)	(0.4-5.0)
Hypoglycaemic drugs	19.0	18.4	20.4	19.0	18.4	20.4
	(15.7-22.8)	(14.6-23.0)	(14.6-27.8)	(15.7-22.8)	(14.6-23.0)	(14.6-27.8)

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o individuals in this category.