Table 4.
Prevalence (%) of (from zero to seven) of cardiovascular risk factors (CRF; obesity/overweight/high waist circumference, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes/hyperglycaemia, smoking, fruit and vegetable consumption lower than the recommended intake, wine consumption higher than the recommended intake) in the study participants stratified by macro-area; Italy, 2007
| Number of CRF | North-west | North-east | Centre | South | Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1·77 | 1·84 | 2·02 | 1·06 | 1·57 |
| 1 | 9·45 | 10·05 | 8·51 | 8·00 | 8·85 |
| 2 | 20·56 | 20·41 | 18·88 | 18·29 | 21·05 |
| 3 | 27·04 | 28·73 | 27·10 | 27·26 | 28·95 |
| 4 | 23·09 | 22·82 | 24·43 | 26·56 | 24·85 |
| 5 | 13·13 | 11·51 | 13·71 | 14·26 | 11·29 |
| 6 | 4·18 | 3·53 | 4·54 | 4·04 | 2·63 |
| 7 | 0·78 | 1·12 | 0·82 | 0·53 | 0·81 |
Effect of macro-area on the distribution of CRF in the Italian study population: P < 0·001 among macro-areas, adjusted for age and gender.