Table 2.
Chronic Disease Risk Factors Among Participants in Medical Examination (n = 765), by Sex and Age, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, Jordan, 2007
| Risk Factor | Sex, % (SE) | Age, % (SE), y | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | ≥65 | ||
| Overweighta | 35.0 (2.72) | 27.1 (2.56) | 28.8 (3.56) | 31.0 (2.52) | 34.8 (3.96) | 26.0 (5.08) | 30.5 (1.86) |
| Obesea | 27.4 (2.38) | 42.4 (2.51) | 18.2 (2.87) | 40.5 (2.81) | 50.6 (4.63) | 43.6 (5.83) | 36.0 (1.85) |
| High blood pressureb | |||||||
| Self-reported | 20.0 (2.61) | 25.3 (2.66) | 4.2 (1.33) | 12.7 (2.54) | 47.1 (4.68) | 57.8 (6.02) | 23.0 (1.84) |
| Measured | 25.9 (2.35) | 16.7 (2.04) | 4.1 (1.34) | 14.1 (2.33) | 42.4 (4.20) | 43.2 (5.53) | 20.7 (1.45) |
| Measured + Rx | 31.5 (2.79) | 28.5 (2.54) | 4.5 (1.38) | 19.7 (2.65) | 61.8 (4.44) | 66.3 (5.62) | 29.8 (1.79) |
| High blood cholesterolc | |||||||
| Self-reported | 6.8 (1.61) | 10.8 (1.70) | <1 (0.25) | 5.0 (1.42) | 17.7 (3.76) | 27.4 (5.79) | 9.1 (1.29) |
| Measured | 8.2 (1.67) | 11.3 (1.62) | 4.9 (1.44) | 8.0 (1.57) | 19.0 (3.36) | 12.5 (3.64) | 10.0 (1.21) |
| Measured + Rx | 10.9 (1.88) | 16.2 (1.98) | 5.2 (1.44) | 9.1 (1.67) | 29.7 (3.84) | 22.3 (5.28) | 13.9 (1.39) |
| Diabetesd | |||||||
| Self-reported | 10.0 (1.80) | 12.6 (2.08) | 1.1 (0.66) | 6.4 (1.94) | 28.2 (4.73) | 22.3 (3.89) | 11.5 (1.41) |
| Measured | 15.0 (2.32) | 16.8 (2.20) | 5.3 (1.96) | 10.4 (2.28) | 32.4 (4.18) | 30.3 (5.06) | 16.0 (1.47) |
| Measured + Rx | 17.9 (2.28) | 20.7 (2.26) | 6.4 (2.06) | 12.5 (2.35) | 39.7 (4.57) | 37.1 (4.58) | 19.5 (1.48) |
SE, standard error; Rx, prescribed medication.
a
Self-reported height and weight measurements were not obtained in 2007; only physical measures of height and weight were obtained. Overweight defined as a body mass index of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 and obese defined as a body mass index ≥30.0 kg/m2.
b
Defined as 140/90 mm Hg (systolic/diastolic).
c
Defined as ≥240 mg/dL.
d
Defined as ≥126 mg/dL.