E-Table 2. Distribution of cardiovascular risk factors and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus.
| Men | East Germany (n = 2578) | West Germany (11 364) | ||||||
| Crude | Standardized*1 | Crude | Standardized*1 | |||||
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 98.9 | 98.5–99.4 | 97.8 | 96.3–97.3 | 98.9 | 98.6–99.0 | 97.1 | 96.8–97.3 |
| Systole (mm Hg) | 134.4 | 133.7–135.0 | 132.5 | 131.8–133.2 | 133.7 | 133.1–133.8 | 131.9 | 131.6–132.3 |
| Diastole (mm Hg) | 81.4 | 81.1–81.8 | 81.0 | 80.5–81.4 | 81.4 | 81.2–81.6 | 80.8 | 80.6–81.0 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 100.7 | 99.4–102.1 | 97.9 | 96.6–99.1 | 99.3 | 98.7–100.1 | 96.4 | 95.8–97.1 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 182.7 | 177.0–188.4 | 176.7 | 170.8–182.5 | 178.2 | 175.5–181.8 | 171.7 | 168.8–174.5 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 55.8 | 55.3–56.4 | 55.5 | 54.9–56.2 | 53.9 | 53.7–54.2 | 53.6 | 53.3–53.9 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 129.5 | 128.1–131.0 | 127.2 | 125.6–128.7 | 127.8 | 127.1–128.4 | 125.7 | 125.0–126.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 85.7 | 85.2–86.3 | 84.9 | 84.2–85.5 | 86.3 | 86–86.6 | 85.6 | 85.3–85.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 | 27.5–27.8 | 27.2 | 27.0–27.3 | 27.5 | 27.6–27.6 | 27.1 | 27.0–27.2 |
| CHD*2 | 12.8 | 11.5–14.1 | 10.1 | 9.0–11.2 | 13.1 | 12.5–13.7 | 11.1 | 10.6–11.6 |
| Diabetes*2 | 24.2 | 22.5–26.0 | 17.0 | 15.6–18.3 | 19.0 | 18.3–19.8 | 13.4 | 12.8–14.0 |
| Women | East Germany (n = 4030) | West Germany (17 897) | ||||||
| Crude | Standardized*1 | Crude | Standardized*1 | |||||
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 88.4 | 88.0–88.8 | 86.8 | 86.4–87.2 | 86.4 | 86.2–86.6 | 85.6 | 85.4–85.8 |
| Systole (mm Hg) | 130.0 | 129.4–130.5 | 128.1 | 127.5–128.6 | 128.2 | 127.9–128.4 | 127.2 | 127.0–127.5 |
| Diastole (mm Hg) | 79.8 | 79.5–80.1 | 78.9 | 78.5–79.2 | 79.0 | 78.9–79.2 | 78.5 | 78.4–78.7 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 95.7 | 94.5–97.0 | 93.1 | 92.1–94.1 | 92.8 | 92.3–93.2 | 91.1 | 90.7–91.6 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 141.7 | 139.1–144.4 | 136.8 | 134.2–139.3 | 133.7 | 132.4–134.9 | 130.7 | 129.5–131.8 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 67.1 | 66.6–67.7 | 67.1 | 66.5–67.3 | 67.3 | 67.0–67.5 | 67.2 | 66.9–67.4 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 130.4 | 129.2–131.5 | 126.3 | 125.1–127.4 | 127.5 | 126.9–128.0 | 125.4 | 124.8–125.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 73.0 | 72.6–73.5 | 71.9 | 71.4–72.4 | 71.7 | 71.5–71.9 | 71.2 | 70.9–71.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 | 27.0–27.4 | 26.4 | 26.5–26.8 | 26.4 | 26.3–26.5 | 26.2 | 26.1–26.3 |
| CHD*2 | 4.8 | 4.1–5.5 | 4.4 | 3.8–5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5–5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5–5.1 |
| Diabetes*2 | 15.3 | 14.2–16.5 | 12.3 | 11.3–13.2 | 11.5 | 11.0–12.0 | 9.2 | 8.8–9.6 |
*1 Standardized to the German population on 31 December 2004; *2 Myocardial infarction in the medical history, stroke and/or type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus; CI, confidence interval; CHD, coronary heart disease; BMI, body mass index