Appendix 2.
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the study participants aged 40–65 years stratified by gender and macro-area; Italy, 2007
| Study population | North-west | North-east | Centre | South | Islands | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | P | Men | Women | P | Men | Women | P | Men | Women | P | Men | Women | P | Men | Women | P | P | |
| Obesity (%) | 24·4 | 21·8 | 0·002 | 20·0 | 17·9 | 0·386 | 20·1 | 15·9 | 0·042 | 23·2 | 20·0 | 0·052 | 29·0 | 29·0 | 0·972 | 22·9 | 23·9 | 0·725 | 0·001 |
| Overweight (%) | 51·7 | 37·3 | 0·001 | 49·2 | 35·5 | 0·001 | 50·2 | 35·9 | 0·001 | 54·5 | 36·7 | 0·001 | 50·2 | 40·7 | 0·001 | 54·7 | 37·7 | 0·001 | 0·001 |
| High waist circumference (%) | 49·6 | 65·1 | 0·001 | 45·7 | 58·7 | 0·001 | 46·2 | 57·9 | 0·001 | 47·5 | 65·3 | 0·001 | 51·6 | 73·5 | 0·001 | 54·8 | 65·0 | 0·001 | 0·001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 59·8 | 57·8 | 0·047 | 60·1 | 59·1 | 0·679 | 63·6 | 59·5 | 0·111 | 61·3 | 55·2 | 0·002 | 60·1 | 61·2 | 0·539 | 52·1 | 48·5 | 0·251 | 0·001 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (%) | 26·6 | 41·5 | 0·001 | 28·3 | 42·7 | 0·001 | 27·3 | 41·5 | 0·001 | 27·1 | 41·6 | 0·001 | 26·3 | 40·0 | 0·001 | 23·8 | 43·5 | 0·001 | 0·004 |
| Hypertriacylglycerolaemia (%) | 44·9 | 51·4 | 0·001 | 46·6 | 53·4 | 0·005 | 49·2 | 52·5 | 0·203 | 46·5 | 52·5 | 0·002 | 43·0 | 49·8 | 0·001 | 41·7 | 46·5 | 0·127 | 0·001 |
| Lipid-lowering therapy (%) | 7·9 | 10·0 | 0·001 | 8·5 | 10·3 | 0·221 | 5·6 | 6·6 | 0·415 | 7·5 | 9·5 | 0·071 | 8·1 | 11·5 | 0·001 | 10·0 | 12·9 | 0·144 | 0·001 |
| Dyslipidaemia (%) | 56·9 | 69·4 | 0·001 | 60·0 | 73·8 | 0·001 | 61·0 | 69·5 | 0·001 | 57·6 | 70·2 | 0·001 | 54·9 | 66·3 | 0·001 | 54·1 | 67·5 | 0·001 | 0·001 |
| Diabetes (%) | 13·5 | 11·4 | 0·001 | 15·2 | 12·7 | 0·138 | 9·5 | 9·5 | 0·959 | 11·3 | 8·5 | 0·018 | 15·2 | 14·5 | 0·579 | 14·6 | 10·6 | 0·080 | 0·001 |
| Hyperglycaemia (%) | 13·8 | 12·5 | 0·057 | 15·0 | 11·9 | 0·061 | 12·4 | 10·5 | 0·269 | 20·3 | 18·1 | 0·177 | 10·7 | 9·5 | 0·284 | 11·0 | 9·5 | 0·454 | 0·001 |
| Smoking (%) | 26·1 | 15·8 | 0·001 | 19·4 | 12·6 | 0·001 | 19·8 | 16·7 | 0·134 | 25·0 | 20·6 | 0·009 | 29·3 | 12·5 | 0·001 | 32·2 | 17·1 | 0·001 | 0·001 |
| Fruit and vegetables (%)* | 33·4 | 47·2 | 0·001 | 47·2 | 58·1 | 0·001 | 45·4 | 56·7 | 0·001 | 39·8 | 51·3 | 0·001 | 22·2 | 31·5 | 0·001 | 27·3 | 42·0 | 0·001 | 0·001 |
| Wine (%)† | |||||||||||||||||||
| Abstainer | 76·9 | 73·4 | 68·5 | 67·8 | 74·0 | 68·5 | 75·4 | 70·7 | 80·1 | 80·1 | 82·8 | 82·6 | |||||||
| Moderate | 21·6 | 15·9 | 0·001 | 29·9 | 15·6 | 0·001 | 24·0 | 16·4 | 0·001 | 23·2 | 17·0 | 0·001 | 18·4 | 15·6 | 0·001 | 16·8 | 13·2 | 0·001 | 0·001 |
| Habitual | 1·5 | 10·7 | 1·6 | 16·6 | 2·0 | 15·1 | 1·4 | 12·3 | 1·4 | 4·3 | 0·4 | 4·2 | |||||||
*Fruit and vegetable consumption within the recommended range of 8–10 servings/d.
†Wine consumption higher than the recommended intake: moderate, 1–2 drinks/d for men and 0·5–1 drink/d for women; habitual, >2 drinks/d for men, and >1 drink/d for women.