Table 1:

Weighted prevalence of metabolic risk factors among Canadian Inuit adults, by age and sex

Risk factor	Overall		< 50 yr		≥ 50 yr		Men		Women
	n*	% (95% CI)	n*	% (95% CI)	n*	% (95% CI)	n*	% (95% CI)	n*	% (95% CI)
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)	2160	28.3 (25.9–30.8)	1535	28.1 (25.1–31.1)	625	28.8 (24.5–33.1)	834	32.5 (28.4–36.6)	1326	24.2 (21.5–26.9)
Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)		35.1 (32.5–37.7)		30.7 (27.9–33.6)		44.2 (39.2–49.2)		28.6 (24.6–32.6)		41.6 (38.5–44.8)
At–risk waist (≥ 102 cm [men] or ≥ 88 cm [women])	2164	43.8 (41.1–46.5)	1546	37.7 (34.8–40.6)	618	56.8 (51.7–61.9)	838	27.9 (24.0–31.8)	1326	59.8 (56.7–62.9)
Smoking
Any	2206	68.8 (66.3–71.3)	1562	77.1 (74.3–79.9)	644	51.7 (46.8–56.5)	845	67.0 (62.9–71.1)	1361	70.6 (67.8–73.5)
1–10 cigarettes/d		39.3 (36.7–42.0)		43.9 (40.7–47.2)		29.6 (24.9–34.3)		33.7 (29.4–38.0)		44.9 (41.7–48.0)
> 10 cigarettes/d		29.2 (26.8–31.6)		33.1 (30.1–36.0)		21.0 (16.9–25.2)		32.9 (28.9–37.0)		25.5 (22.8–28.2)
Drank alcohol in last 12 mo	2035	61.3 (58.5–64.0)	1452	71.6 (68.8–74.5)	583	38.9 (33.9–44.0)	787	66.7 (62.6–70.9)	1248	55.7 (52.5–58.9)
High triglycerides (≥ 1.7 mmol/L)	2037	25.0 (22.5–27.5)	1433	22.8 (20.0–25.5)	604	29.5 (24.7–34.3)	769	26.4 (22.4–30.5)	1268	23.6 (20.8–26.4)
At-risk cholesterol (LDL ≥ 5.0 mmol/L or total/HDL ≥ 6.0)	2034	8.2 (6.6 – 9.9)	1432	6.8 ( 5.2–8.5 )	602	11.1 (7.4–14.7)	768	10.0 (7.0–12.9)	1266	6.6 ( 5.0–8.2 )
Hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (at-risk waist with high triglycerides)	1938	17.4 (15.1–19.6)	1384	14.9 (12.6–17.2)	554	22.5 (17.9–27.2)	739	15.4 (11.9–18.9)	1199	19.3 (16.6–22.0)

Note: CI = confidence interval, HDL = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

^*Denominators are according to category; no numerator is provided because percentages were weighted.