Table 3.

Prevalence of pathophysiological risk factors for NCD* in Can Tho, 2005.

	Men (N = 910)		Women (N = 1066)
	% ± SE†	n	% ± SE†	n
Body mass index
<18.5 kg/m2	16.8 ± 2.8	174	17.4 ± 1.9	172
18.5–19.9 kg/m2	21.8 ± 2.1	201	18.6 ± 1.5	169
20.0–22.9 kg/m2	37.8 ± 2.4	327	32.2 ± 2.4	354
23.0–24.9 kg/m2	12.5 ± 2.4	112	17.7 ± 0.9	192
25.0–29.9 kg/m2	8.8 ± 2.1	83	12.6 ± 1.1	155
30+ kg/m2	2.3 ± 1.2	10	1.5 ± 0.4	22
Hypertension‡
Yes	27.3 ± 2.5	320	16.2 ± 1.5	280
No	72.7 ± 2.5	590	83.8 ± 1.5	786
Blood glucose
<6.1 mmol/l	99.0 ± 0.6	856	98.9 ± 0.2	1014
6.1–7.0 mmo/l	0.6 ± 0.5	5	0.3 ± 0.1	8
7.0+ mmol/l	0.4 ± 0.2	3	0.8 ± 0.2	16
Total cholesterol
<5.2 mmol/l (200+ mg%)	85.5 ± 2.4	730	79.1 ± 2.1	770
5.2+ mmol/l (200+ mg%)	14.5 ± 2.4	136	20.9 ± 2.1	268

*Non-communicable diseases.

^† Standard errors

^‡ Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg or taking medication for hypertension.