Table 2.

Age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of risk factors for survey respondents aged 12 years and older, from 1994 to 2005

	Year; prevalence, %
Risk factor	1994	1996	2001	2003	2005	Relative change from 1994 to 2005, %	p value
Both sexes*
Hypertension	8.2	9.0	10.0	11.0	14.6	77	0.042
Diabetes mellitus	2.5	2.6	3.2	3.5	3.6	45	< 0.001
Current smoking	24.4	23.0	21.7	19.2	18.2	−25	0.005
Obesity	9.5	8.8	10.6	10.8	11.2	18	0.030
Males†
Hypertension	7.3	8.3	9.4	10.6	14.0	92	0.031
Diabetes mellitus	2.7	3.0	3.5	3.8	4.1	52	< 0.001
Current smoking	25.5	24.7	23.2	20.8	19.7	−23	0.006
Obesity	9.4	9.4	11.3	11.7	12.3	31	0.002
Females†
Hypertension	8.9	9.5	10.4	11.2	14.9	67	0.06
Diabetes mellitus	2.3	2.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	37	0.006
Current smoking	23.3	21.3	20.1	17.7	16.7	−28	0.006
Obesity	9.6	8.2	9.9	9.9	10.1	6	0.23

^*Age- and sex-adjusted rates were standardized to estimates of the 1991 Canadian population.

^†Age-adjusted rates were standardized to estimates of the 1991 Canadian population.