Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Tile and Ceramic Workers in Yazd, Iran

Table 2

Frequency distribution of BMI, SBP and DBP, and FBS among all subjects.

	Classification	Cut point	No. (%)
BMI	Underweight	<18.5	62 (5.8)
	Normal	18.5–24.9	479 (44.6)
	Overweight	≤25	534 (49.6)
	Preobesity	25–29.9	376 (35.0)
	Obesity	≥30	158 (14.6)
Abdominal circumference	Normal	<1 in males	948 (88.2)
		<0.8 in females
	Abnormal	>1 in males	127 (11.8)
		>0.8 in females
Blood pressure	Optimal	SBP < 120	888 (82.6)
	Normal	SBP 120–129	125 (11.6)
	High normal	SBP 120–129	32 (3.0)
	Hypertension	SBP ≥ 140	30 (2.8)
	Optimal	DBP < 80	977 (90.9)
	Normal	DBP 80–84	59 (5.5)
	High normal	DBP 85–89	17 (1.6)
	Hypertension	DBP ≥ 90	22 (2.0)
Fasting blood sugar	Desirable	<100	926 (87)
	Borderline	100–125	116 (10.9)
	Increased	≥126	22 (2.1)