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. 2014 Jul 17;11:E120. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140089

Table 4. Distribution of the Sample (N = 4,205), by Results of Screening and Eligibility for Referral to Follow-Up Steps, Participants in a Cardiovascular Screening Pilot Phase in Lebanon, 2012–2013.

Cardiovascular Risk Groups Men (n = 1,422), n (%) Women (n = 2,783) , n (%) Total (N = 4,205) , n (%)
Referred to diagnostic step 464 (32.6) 571 (20.5) 1,035 (24.6)
TCVR ≥10% and metabolic impairment 112 (7.9) 139 (5.0) 251 (6.0)
Only TCVR score ≥10% 26 (1.8) 0 26 (0.6)
Only metabolic impairment 326 (22.9) 432 (15.5) 758 (18.0)
Not referred to diagnostic step 958 (67.4) 2,212 (79.5) 3,170 (75.4)
Metabolically unimpaired obesea 306 (21.5) 1,230 (44.2) 1,536 (36.5)
Nonobese, metabolically unimpaired smokers 317 (22.3) 393 (14.1) 710 (16.9)
No risk factors detected 335 (23.6) 589 (21.2) 924 (22.0)

Abbreviation: TCVR, total cardiovascular risk.

a

Indexed as body mass index ≥30 or substantially elevated waist circumference (waistline ≥94 cm in men and ≥88 cm in women) or both.