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. 2013 Jun 5;13:539. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-539

Table 5.

Prevalence of CVD risk enhancing factors not included in risk scores in WHO/ISH charts by risk category

  Cambodia (N = 3090)
Malaysia (N = 1618)
Mongolia (N = 764)
Low (n = 3003) Mod (n = 48) High (n = 38) Total Low (n = 1484) Mod (n = 60) High (n = 60) Total Low (n = 674) Mod (n = 36) High (n = 54) Total
Obesity
2.3 (1.8-3.0)
11.8 (4.7-26.2)
0.9 (0.1-6.8)
2.4 (1.9-3.1)
15.3 (12.3-8.8)
18.9 (14.6-4.2)
34.0 (28.2-0.4)
15.8 (13.0-9.1)
23.9 (19.7-8.7)
37.1 (21.8-55.3)
42.0 (27.3-58.3)
25.7 (21.6-30.3)
Low physical activity
9.7 (8.4-11.2)
12.6 (5.5-26.3)
6.1 (1.5-21.3)
9.7 (8.4-11.2)
27.4 (23.9-1.2)
28.3 (18.3-1.2)
14.3 (5.1-34.0)
27.2 (23.7-1.0)
8.3 (5.4-12.7)
9.9 (2.5-32.2)
16.3 (6.4-35.8)
8.9 (5.8-13.5)
High pulse rate
15.3 (13.9-16.9)
16.6 (8.4-30.0)
30.1 (16.0-49.2)
15.5 (14.1-17.1)
6.6 (4.9-8.7)
12.7 (7.9-19.7)
18.5 (10.0-31.6)
7.1 (5.4-9.1)
14.1 (11.0-7.8)
6.0 (1.4-21.9)
20.4 (11.2-34.2)
14.1 (11.3-17.5)
Currently on HT medication
6.2 (5.2-7.5)
15.3 (7.5-28.7)
43.7 (28.3-60.4)
6.9 (5.8-8.2)
12.3 (3.6-34.8)
37.7 (20.8-58.3)
31.9 (19.8-47.0)
13.6 (4.3-35.4)
18.8 (14.6-3.8)
52.1 (33.2-70.5)
68.7 (50.3-82.6)
23.6 (18.9-29.1)
High triglycerides
na
na
na
na
27.5 (22.0-33.4)
52.0 (45.3-58.5)
40.9 (34.0-48.3)
28.5 (23.5-34.1)
18.8 (13.3-5.9)
23.1 (10.6-43.1)
7.0 (2.7-17.2)
18.2 (13.2-24.6)
Low HDL na na na na 27.3 (24.0-30.9) 25.8 (14.1-42.3) 36.2 (29.0-44.1) 27.4 (24.1-31.1) 20.7 (14.9-7.9) 38.0 (21.0-58.6) 32.1 (19.1-48.4) 22.2 (16.2-29.8)