Table 1.
WOMEN | MEN | |||
N | % | N | % | |
Demographic characteristics | ||||
Age classes | ||||
35–44 | 247 | 24 | 248 | 24 |
45–54 | 260 | 25 | 250 | 24 |
55–64 | 265 | 25 | 261 | 25 |
65–74 | 274 | 26 | 285 | 27 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 116 | 11 | 123 | 12 |
Married or live-in-partner | 770 | 74 | 867 | 83 |
Separated or divorced | 50 | 5 | 37 | 4 |
Widowed | 110 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
Education | ||||
College or university | 113 | 11 | 131 | 13 |
High school | 306 | 30 | 298 | 29 |
Secondary school | 335 | 33 | 404 | 39 |
Primary school | 275 | 27 | 200 | 19 |
Conditions at risk | ||||
Physical activity at work | ||||
Very low | 261 | 33 | 250 | 38 |
Low | 451 | 57 | 262 | 40 |
Physical activity during leisure time | ||||
Very low | 562 | 55 | 440 | 43 |
Low | 402 | 40 | 474 | 46 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | ||||
25.0 – 29.9 | 348 | 34 | 512 | 50 |
> = 30.0 | 234 | 23 | 235 | 23 |
Waist circumference, cm | ||||
> 88 for women, > 102 for men | 458 | 45 | 283 | 28 |
Smoking habit | 183 | 18 | 269 | 26 |
Hypertension* | 400 | 39 | 427 | 42 |
Antihypertensive medication | 365 | 37 | 378 | 38 |
Hypercholesterolaemia** | 332 | 33 | 326 | 32 |
Lipid-lowering medication | 117 | 12 | 156 | 16 |
Diabetes*** | 98 | 10 | 137 | 14 |
Diabetes specific medication | 67 | 7 | 97 | 10 |
Men and women 35–74 years.
*Systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 95 mmHg or use of antihypertensive medications.
** Total cholesterol ≥ 6.2 mmol/l or use of lipid lowering medications.
***Glycemia ≥ 7 mmol/l or use of specific medications for diabetes.