Table 7.
Prevalence of Risk Factors by Age and Sex
| Prevalence of risk factors by age and sex (% with 95% confidence intervals) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | Sex | 65-69 N = 4001 N = 5332 |
70-74 N = 3821 N = 5202 |
75-79 N = 2931 N = 3972 |
80+ N = 4081 N = 5612 |
All N = 14831 N = 20112 |
| Metabolic syndrome (NCEP criteria) |
F | 38.2 32.3, 44.1 |
46.3 40.1, 52.6 |
37.3 30.6, 44.0 |
35.7 30.1, 41.2 |
39.3 36.3, 42.4 |
| MV3 = 30 | M | 23.3 16.0, 30.6 |
26.2 18.6, 33.7 |
15.3 7.6, 23.0 |
15.5 8.9, 22.1 |
20.7 16.9, 24.4 |
| Metabolic syndrome components | ||||||
| Triglyceride > 150 mg/dl | F | 24.5 19.3, 29.7 |
24.5 19.1, 29.9 |
14.4 9.5, 19.3 |
19.4 14.8, 24.0 |
21.0 18.5, 23.6 |
| MV = 31 | M | 19.4 12.5, 26.2 |
16.2 9.8, 22.5 |
18.8 10.5, 27.1 |
10.3 4.8, 15.9 |
16.1 12.7, 19.4 |
| Total cholesterol > = 5.2 mmol | F | 49.4 43.4, 55.5 |
48.2 41.9, 54.5 |
47.8 40.8, 54.7 |
41.0 35.3, 46.7 |
46.3 43.2, 49.5 |
| MV = 31 | M | 35.7 27.4, 43.9 |
36.9 28.6, 45.2 |
28.2 18.7, 37.8 |
22.4 14.8, 30.0 |
31.3 27.0, 35.6 |
| Waist circumference; Men > 40 inches, Women > 35 inches | F | 62.8 57.0, 68.7 |
64.1 58.0, 70.2 |
58.2 51.3, 65.0 |
56.5 50.8, 62.3 |
60.4 57.4, 63.4 |
| MV = 25 | M | 19.4 12.5, 26.2 |
20.0 13.1, 26.9 |
18.8 10.5, 27.1 |
23.3 15.6, 31.0 |
20.4 16.7, 24.1 |
| Blood pressure > = 130/85 mmHg |
F | 59.2 53.2, 65.1 |
69.1 63.3, 74.9 |
70.1 63.8, 76.5 |
68.4 63.0, 73.9 |
66.4 63.5, 69.4 |
| MV = 20 | M | 71.9 64.1, 79.7 |
77.7 70.5, 84.9 |
64.7 54.5, 74.9 |
67.2 58.7, 75.8 |
71.0 66.9, 75.2 |
| Fasting glucose > 110 mg/dl |
F | 26.0 20.6, 31.3 |
28.5 22.8, 34.1 |
30.3 24.0, 36.7 |
27.0 21.7, 32.1 |
27.7 24.9, 30.5 |
| MV = 32 | M | 28.1 20.3, 35.9 |
27.7 20.0, 35.4 |
27.1 17.6, 36.5 |
18.1 11.1, 25.1 |
25.3 21.3, 29.2 |
| Other risk factors | ||||||
| Limited exercise (no walks of > 0.5 km in last month) | F | 30.1 25.2, 35.0 |
36.8 31.5, 42.1 |
35.6 29.8, 41.4 |
64.9 60.1, 69.7 |
43.1 40.4, 45.8 |
| MV = 12 | M | 17.6 12.1, 23.0 |
24.5 18.5, 30.5 |
27.3 19.6, 35.1 |
35.9 28.7, 43.2 |
25.9 22.6, 29.2 |
| Smoking (> 20 pack years) |
F | 11.0 7.6, 14.4 |
10.3 6.8, 13.8 |
11.8 7.8, 15.7 |
8.3 5.5, 11.1 |
10.2 8.5, 11.9 |
| MV = 114 | M | 35.5 28.6, 42.4 |
33.0 26.3, 39.7 |
29.2 21.0, 37.3 |
28.9 21.9, 35.9 |
32.0 28.4, 35.6 |
1. Sample size with blood tests
2. Total sample size
3. MV = missing values (men and women combined)