Table 5. Prevalence of modifiable risk factors.
| Physical inactivity | Overweight | Obesity | Smoking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| All participants | 34 290 | 20 039 | 58.4 (57.9 to 59.0) | 11 827 | 34.5 (34.0 to 35.0) | 12 936 | 37.7 (37.2 to 38.2) | 4,837 | 14.1 (13.7 to 14.5) |
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| 18–39 | 17 780 | 10 321 | 58.0 (57.3 to 58.8) | 5691 | 32.0 (31.3 to 32.7) | 5203 | 29.3 (28.6 to 29.9) | 2818 | 15.8 (15.3 to 16.4) |
| 40–49 | 9409 | 5453 | 58.0 (57.0 to 59.0) | 3,620 | 38.5 (37.5 to 39.5) | 4,152 | 44.1 (43.1 to 45.1) | 1,412 | 15.0 (14.3 to 15.7) |
| 50–59 | 4502 | 2564 | 57.0 (55.5 to 58.4) | 1,648 | 36.6 (35.2 to 38.0) | 2,283 | 50.7 (49.2 to 52.2) | 449 | 10.0 (9.1 to 10.8) |
| ≥60 years | 2599 | 1701 | 65.4 (63.6 to 67.3) | 868 | 33.4 (31.6 to 35.2) | 1298 | 49.9 (48.0 to 51.9) | 158 | 6.1 (5.2 to 7.0) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 20 716 | 13 850 | 66.9 (66.2 to 67.5) | 6,377 | 30.8 (30.1 to 31.4) | 8393 | 40.5 (39.9 to 41.2) | 319 | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.7) |
| Male | 13 574 | 6189 | 45.6 (44.8 to 46.4) | 5,450 | 40.2 (39.3 to 41.0) | 4543 | 33.5 (32.7 to 34.3) | 4,518 | 33.3 (32.5 to 34.1) |
| Emirate of residence | |||||||||
| Abu Dhabi | 123 | 74 | 60.2 (51.5 to 68.8) | 47 | 38.2 (29.6 to 46.8) | 39 | 31.7 (23.5 to 39.9) | 19 | 15.4 (9.1 to 21.8) |
| Ajman | 3575 | 2218 | 62.0 (60.5 to 63.6) | 1190 | 33.3 (31.7 to 34.8) | 1358 | 38.0 (36.4 to 39.6) | 498 | 13.9 (12.8 to 15.1) |
| Dubai | 2506 | 1639 | 65.4 (63.5 to 67.3) | 916 | 36.6 (34.7 to 38.4) | 1015 | 40.5 (38.6 to 42.4) | 384 | 15.3 (13.9 to 16.7) |
| Fujairah | 5456 | 3,255 | 59.7 (58.4 to 61.0) | 1875 | 34.4 (33.1 to 35.6) | 2209 | 40.5 (39.2 to 41.8) | 696 | 12.8 (11.9 to 13.6) |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 8379 | 4192 | 50.0 (49.0 to 51.1) | 2867 | 34.2 (33.2 to 35.2) | 3255 | 38.8 (37.8 to 39.9) | 1033 | 12.3 (11.6 to 13.0) |
| Sharjah | 14 012 | 8536 | 60.9 (60.1 to 61.7) | 4844 | 34.6 (33.8 to 35.4) | 4962 | 35.4 (34.6 to 36.2) | 2165 | 15.5 (14.8 to 16.0) |
| Umm Al Quwain | 239 | 125 | 52.3 (46.0 to 58.6) | 88 | 36.8 (30.7 to 42.9) | 98 | 41.0 (34.8 to 47.2) | 42 | 17.6 (12.8 to 22.4) |
CI, confidence interval; n, number; NCD, non-communicable disease.