Table 3.
Cardiovascular risk factors in overweight women split into WC categories
| Women BMI ≥ 25 & < 30 kg/m2 | |||||
| ≤ 80 cm | > 80 & ≤ 88 cm | > 88 cm | |||
| % | % | PRR [95%CI] | % | PRR [95%CI] | |
| LDL > 115 mg/dl | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 44.47 | 53.57 | 1.21 [1.06;1.37] | 57.47 | 1.29 [1.14;1.47] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 68.68 | 73.81 | 1.07 [0.99;1.16] | 74.92 | 1.10 [1.01;1.19] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 71.23 | 72.38 | 1.02 [0.91;1.14] | 72.27 | 1.01 [0.91;1.13] |
| Total | 58.44 | 67.33 | 1.15 [1.08;1.23] | 70.69 | 1.21 [1.14;12.8] |
| TG > 150 mg/dl | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 13.37 | 21.40 | 1.60 [1.20;2.14] | 32.20 | 2.41 [1.83;3.18] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 21.26 | 31.14 | 1.46 [1.17;1.83] | 42.48 | 2.00 [1.62;2.47] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 35.62 | 37.33 | 1.05 [0.82;1.34] | 47.21 | 1.33 [1.06;1.66] |
| Total | 20.16 | 29.68 | 1.47 [1.27;1.70] | 42.39 | 2.10 [1.83;2.41] |
| RR ≥ 140/90 mmHg | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 4.35 | 7.50 | 1.72 [1.01;2.95] | 14.29 | 3.29 [1.99;5.42] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 20.17 | 23.05 | 1.14 [0.90;1.45] | 29.94 | 1.48 [1.19;1.85] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 32.65 | 37.69 | 1.15 [0.89;1.49] | 41.37 | 1.27 [1.00;1.61] |
| Total | 15.28 | 21.85 | 1.43 [1.20;1.70] | 31.44 | 2.06 [1.75;2.42] |
| Low phys. activity | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 73.25 | 73.83 | 1.01 [0.93;1.09] | 78.73 | 1.07 [1.00;1.16] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 68.70 | 74.09 | 1.08 [1.00;1.69] | 77.84 | 1.13 [1.05;1.22] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 76.92 | 78.81 | 1.03 [0.93;1.13] | 84.63 | 1.10 [1.00;1.21] |
| Total | 72.05 | 75.12 | 1.04 [0.99;1.09] | 80.55 | 1.12 [1.07;1.17] |
| HDL < 50 bzw. < 40 | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 10.54 | 15.93 | 1.51 [1.08;2.12] | 23.61 | 2.24 [1.63;3.09] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 7.47 | 11.73 | 1.57 [1.04;2.36] | 15.66 | 2.10 [1.42;3.09] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 17.81 | 11.64 | 0.65 [0.43;1.00] | 19.11 | 1.07 [0.74;1.55] |
| Total | 10.53 | 12.98 | 1.23 [0.99;1.54] | 18.45 | 1.75 [1.43;2.15] |
| FPG > 100 mg/dl | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 3.85 | 3.30 | 0.86 [0.31;2.36] | 5.48 | 1.43 [0.57;3.54] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 9.68 | 15.61 | 1.61 [0.95;2.73] | 21.79 | 2.25 [1.37;3.71] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 23.68 | 26.39 | 1.11 [0.71;1.74] | 34.81 | 1.47 [0.97;2.23] |
| Total | 10.08 | 15.36 | 1.52 [1.10;2.12] | 24.32 | 2.41 [1.77;3.28] |
| Smoker | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 30.13 | 32.52 | 1.08 [0.89;1.30] | 37.42 | 1.24 [1.04;1.49] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 17.40 | 19.90 | 1.14 [0.88;1.49] | 24.97 | 1.43 [1.12;1.84] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 5.00 | 4.23 | 0.85 [0.37;1.95] | 6.16 | 1.23 [0.58;2.61] |
| Total | 21.06 | 20.14 | 0.96 [0.82;1.12] | 20.22 | 0.96 [0.83;1.11] |
| MI family history | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 26.98 | 25.00 | 0.93 [0.75;1.15] | 26.67 | 0.97 [0.78;1.19] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 29.28 | 28.37 | 0.98 [0.80;1.19] | 28.96 | 0.99 [0.82;1.20] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 20.16 | 18.10 | 0.86 [0.59;1.27] | 18.84 | 0.95 [0.67;1.36] |
| Total | 26.75 | 24.94 | 0.93 [0.81;1.07] | 24.80 | 0.94 [0.83;1.07] |
| Diabetes | |||||
| < 45 (yrs) | 0.51 | 1.05 | 2.06 [0.43;9.88] | 1.99 | 3.91 [0.89;17.23] |
| 45–64 (yrs) | 4.86 | 6.07 | 1.25 [0.74;2.11] | 12.34 | 2.54 [1.57;4.11] |
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 13.61 | 18.03 | 1.33 [0.85;2.07] | 26.65 | 1.96 [1.30;2.97] |
| Total | 4.39 | 7.42 | 1.69 [1.20;2.38] | 15.89 | 3.62 [2.64;4.97] |
| Number of risks | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
| < 45 (yrs) | 2.25 | 2.51 | 3.00 | ||
| 45–64 (yrs) | 2.59 | 2.92 | 3.25 | ||
| ≥ 65(yrs) | 3.23 | 3.58 | 3.79 | ||
| Total | 2.41 | 2.90 | 3.58 | ||
Cardiovascular risk factors are increased in female overweight patients with a high waist circumference (WC). PRR mean prevalence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; MI, myocardial infarction. * the mean number of risks reflects the number of risk factors positive from the above mentioned.