Table 2.
Prevalence of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors, according to education level
| Education level |
Lifestyle/cardiovascular risk factor
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Diabetes
|
Hypercholesterolaemia
|
Obesity
|
Arterial hypertension
|
Smoker
|
Sedentary behaviour
|
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| Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | |
| University graduate, n (%) | 6 (2.9) | 12 (8.5) | 40 (19.2) | 38 (27.1) | 19 (9.1) | 37 (26.4) | 19 (9.1) | 35 (24.6) | 59 (28.3) | 42 (30.0) | 170 (81.7) | 108 (77.1) |
| Secondary school, n (%) | 12 (4.0) | 29 (10.0) | 73 (24.5) | 109 (37.8) | 52 (17.4) | 101 (35.0) | 40 (13.4) | 76 (26.4) | 133 (44.6) | 123 (42.7) | 270 (90.6) | 259 (89.9) |
| Primary school, n (%) | 107 (13.6) | 124 (16.7) | 328 (41.9) | 306 (41.1) | 290 (37.0) | 298 (40.1) | 299 (38.2) | 364 (48.9) | 189 (24.1) | 305 (41.0) | 699 (89.3) | 703 (94.6) |
| Illiterate, n (%) | 67 (30.4) a | 40 (29.0) | 121 (55.0) | 74 (53.6) | 131 (59.5) a | 57 (41.3) | 177 (80.4) a | 106 (76.8) a | 4 (1.8) | 34 (24.6) a | 205 (93.2) a | 132 (95.6) a |
a
P<0.05 (χ2 of linear trend for the prevalence ratio).