Awareness of Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Characteristics in Russian Adults
Table 1
Characteristics of the total study population and stratified by sex.
Characteristics
Total sample N = 3803
Males N = 1591
Females N = 2212
Abs (%)
City of residence
Arkhangelsk
2291 (60.2)
957 (60.1)
1334 (60.3)
Novosibirsk
1512 (39.8)
634 (39.9)
878 (39.7)
Age (years)
35–44
825 (21.7)
314 (19.7)
511 (23.1)
45–54
1051 (27.6)
451 (28.4)
600 (27.1)
55–64
1251 (32.9)
542 (34.0)
709 (32.1)
65–69
676 (17.8)
284 (17.9)
392 (17.7)
Higher (university) education
1430 (37.6)
563 (35.4)
867 (39.2)
Household incomea
Low
720 (18.9)
263 (16.5)
457 (20.7)
Middle
2862 (75.3)
1219 (76.6)
1643 (74.3)
High
221 (5.8)
109 (6.9)
112 (5.0)
Smoking status
Never
1886 (49.6)
404 (25.4)
1482 (67.0)
Former
951 (25.0)
586 (36.8)
365 (16.5)
Current
966 (25.4)
601 (37.8)
365 (16.5)
Hazardous drinkingb
435 (11.4)
393 (24.7)
42 (1.9)
Obesity, BMI ≥30
1207 (31.7)
417 (26.2)
790 (35.7)
Self-reported CVDc
941 (24.7)
379 (23.8)
562 (25.4)
Ascertained risk factorsd
Hypertension
2206 (58.0)
1017 (63.9)
1189 (53.8)
Hypercholesterolemia
3171 (83.4)
1325 (83.3)
1846 (83.5)
Diabetes mellitus
329 (8.7)
122 (7.7)
207 (9.4)
Self-reported risk-factors
Hypertension
2224 (58.5)
914 (57.5)
1310 (59.2)
Hypercholesterolemia
1686 (44.3)
563 (35.4)
1123 (50.8)
Diabetes mellitus
298 (7.8)
105 (6.6)
193 (8.7)
Medication use
Antihypertensivese
1547 (40.7)
590 (37.1)
957 (43.3)
Lipid modifying agentsf
367 (9.6)
162 (10.2)
205 (9.3)
Antidiabeticsg
239 (6.3)
74 (4.5)
165 (7.5)
aLow income was defined as difficulties to buy food or clothes, middle–large domestic appliances or new car, high-flat, house, or having no financial constraints; bAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score ≥8; cEver diagnosed with angina, stroke, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, or heart failure; dAscertained at the health check by objective measurements and/or data on medication use; eCodes C02, C03, C07, C08, C09 according to WHO anatomical therapeutic chemical classification (ATC); fCode C10 according to ATC; gCode A10 according to ATC.
