Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Middle-Aged and Elderly Population of a Nigerian Rural Community

Table 3

Cardiovascular risk factors by age group.

Age group (yrs)	𝑁	Proportion (%) of individuals with abnormal risk factors within the age groups
		Hypertension	Generalized obesity*	Abdominal obesity	Abnormal glucose tolerance	Hypercholesterolaemia
40–44	86	30 (34.9)	32 (37.2)	27 (31.4)	5 (5.8)	3 (3.5)
45–49	69	26 (37.7)	32 (46.4)	30 (43.5)	3 (4.3)	4 (5.8)
50–54	99	37 (37.4)	38 (38.4)	37 (37.4)	6 (6.1)	3 (3)
55–59	101	47 (46.5)	38 (37.6)	39 (38.6)	7 (6.9)	2 (2)
60–64	120	60 (50)	40 (33.3)	40 (33.3)	4 (3.3)	6 (5)
65–70	383	198 (51.7)	77 (20.1)	93 (24.3)	13 (3.4)	14 (3.7)

(*Comprises overweight and obese subjects).