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The prevalence of the risk factors by gender.
| Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factor (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular risk factor | Men (n = 247) | Women (n = 611) | χ 2 (1)† | P value |
| Hypertension | 124 (50.2) | 274 (44.8) | 1.821 | .177 |
| Generalized Obesity* | 52 (21.1) | 205 (33.6) | 12.5 | .0004 |
| Abdominal Obesity | 6 (2.4) | 260 (42.6) | 130.5 | <.0001 |
| Dysglycaemia | 18 (7.3) | 20 (3.3) | 5.78 | .016 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 6 (2.4) | 26 (4.3) | 1.165 | .183 |
(*Comprises overweight and obese subjects. †Yates correction applied).
