Table 3.
Main cardiovascular risk factors and total cardiovascular risk (SCORE) in the sample of Bulgarian urban population per age groups (n = 3810)*
| Main cardiovascular risk factors and total risk | Mean ± standard deviation (age groups) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.3 ± 5.51 | 27.5 ± 4.6 | 27.2 ± 4.3 | 27.9 ± 4.4 | 27.6 ± 4.5 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 159.0 ± 13.3 | 153.4 ± 20.0 | 148.7 ± 17.2 | 149.6 ± 22.0 | 149.9 ± 22.7 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 92.2 ± 6.2 | 94.3 ± 11.7 | 90.3 ± 10.5 | 90.2 ± 12.1 | 89.3 ± 12.3 |
| Total C (mmol/L) | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 5.5 ± 1.3 | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 1.5 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.1 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.4 |
| SCORE (%) | 0.7 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 2.5 | 3.5 ± 3.8 | 7.1 ± 6.3 | 9.3 ± 7.7 |
*Abbreviations: BMI – body mass index; BP – blood pressure; Total C – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SCORE – Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (13).