TABLE 3.
Crude and Age-Standardized Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Rates: Weqaya Study Cohort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2009–2010
| Crude Prevalence Rate |
Overall Age-Standardized Prevalence Rate,b % (95% CI) | ||||
| Risk Factor | Men, % (95% CI) | Women, % (95% CI) | Pa | Overall | |
| Obesity | 31.6 (31.0, 32.2) | 38.3 (37.8, 38.9) | <.001 | 35.4 (34.6, 35.4) | 41.1 (40.7, 41.5) |
| Overweight | 36.1 (35.4, 36.7) | 28.8 (28.2, 29.3) | <.001 | 31.9 (31.5, 32.3) | 34.0 (33.6, 34.4) |
| Central obesity | 58.6 (58.0, 59.3) | 51.9 (51.3, 52.5) | <.001 | 54.8 (54.4, 55.2) | 62.4 (61.9, 62.8) |
| Dyslipidemia | 57.7 (57.0, 58.3) | 33.9 (33.3, 34.5) | <.001 | 44.2 (43.7, 44.6) | 50.7 (50.3, 51.2) |
| Hypertension | 26.0 (25.4, 26.6) | 20.9 (20.5, 21.4) | <.001 | 23.1 (22.7, 23.5) | 29.2 (28.8, 29.6) |
| Smoking | 25.8 (25.2, 26.4) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) | <.001 | 11.6 (11.3, 11.9) | 11.3 (11.0, 11.6) |
| Prediabetes | 27.8 (27.2, 28.4) | 26.5 (26.0, 27.0) | <.01 | 27.1 (26.7, 27.5) | 29.5 (29.1, 29.9) |
| Diabetes | 17.3 (16.8, 17.8) | 17.9 (17.4, 18.3) | .08 | 17.6 (17.3, 17.9) | 24.6 (24.2, 25.0) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
a
Adjusted for age.
b
Age standardized against the World Health Organization standard.17