Table 6.
Absolute change in risk factor levels between 2000 and 2010, stratified by deprivation fifths
| Risk factor | Overall levels* | Change in risk factors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation fifths | |||||||||
| 2000 | 2010 | 1 (most affluent) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (most deprived) | ||||
| Smoking prevalence (%): | ||||||||||
| Men | 30.3 | 26.0 | −4.3 | −2.8 | −3.5 | −4.3 | −4.9 | −5.5 | ||
| Women | 28.9 | 23.7 | −5.2 | −3.2 | −4.0 | −5.1 | −5.9 | −7.0 | ||
| Diabetes prevalence (%): | ||||||||||
| Men | 4.2 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Women | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Physical inactivity (%): | ||||||||||
| Men | 66.3 | 58.9 | −7.4 | −7.5 | −7.3 | −7.1 | −7.3 | −7.8 | ||
| Women | 74.6 | 68.4 | −6.2 | −6.0 | −6.2 | −6.1 | −6.2 | −6.5 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg: | ||||||||||
| Men | 133.1 | 132.2 | −0.9 | −1.0 | −1.0 | −1.0 | −0.9 | −0.8 | ||
| Women | 130.1 | 126.9 | −3.2 | −3.1 | −3.1 | −3.1 | −3.3 | −3.2 | ||
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L: | ||||||||||
| Men | 5.6 | 5.2 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Women | 5.7 | 5.4 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Body mass index, kg/m2: | ||||||||||
| Men | 27.3 | 28.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| Women | 27.1 | 27.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
*Scotland average weighted by 2010 population distribution in 10 year age bands.