Table 2.
Cardiovascular risk factors according to sex among municipal public servants in the state of São Paulo, 2024
| Risk factors | Total | Women | Men | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| BMI | |||||||
| Normal weight | 38 | 19.8 | 21 | 10.9 | 17 | 8.9 | 0.186 |
| Overweight | 70 | 36.6 | 38 | 19.8 | 32 | 16.7 | |
| Obesity | 78 | 40.8 | 53 | 27.7 | 25 | 13.0 | |
| WC | |||||||
| Increased | 73 | 38.2 | 48 | 25.1 | 25 | 13.0 | < 0.000* |
| Normal | 80 | 41.8 | 29 | 15.1 | 51 | 26.7 | |
| WHR | |||||||
| Increased | 78 | 40.8 | 53 | 27.7 | 25 | 13.0 | 0.213 |
| Normal | 113 | 59.1 | 86 | 45.0 | 27 | 14.1 | |
| Clinical examination | |||||||
| High SBP | 108 | 56.5 | 64 | 33.5 | 44 | 23.0 | 0.265 |
| High DBP | 69 | 36.1 | 35 | 18.3 | 34 | 17.8 | |
| Life habits | |||||||
| Physical inactivity | 130 | 68.0 | 80 | 41.8 | 50 | 26.1 | 0.034* |
| Alcohol consumption | 78 | 40.8 | 34 | 17.8 | 44 | 23.0 | |
| Smoking | 27 | 14.1 | 13 | 6.8 | 14 | 7.3 | |
WC = waist circumference; BMI = body mass index; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; SBP = systolic blood pressure; WHR = waist-to-hip ratio.
*
Statistically significant value
**
p-value obtained using the chi-square test.
Source: The authors (2025)