Table 2.
The average predicted ten-year cardiovascular disease risk (n = 882).
| BMI-based CVD risk Mean (95% CI1) |
Lipid-based CVD risk Mean (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 30 to 39 | 3.40 (3.03–3.78) | 3.77 (3.31–4.24) |
| 40 to 49 | 8.50 (7.80–9.21) | 9.01 (8.16–9.86) |
| 50 to 59 | 15.83 (14.63–17.02) | 15.50 (14.25–16.76) |
| ≥60 | 22.29 (20.97–23.61) | 21.00 (19.62–22.38) |
| F-test (prob.) | 294.38 (P < 0.0001) | 201.08 (P < 0.0001) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 15.74 (14.75–16.72) | 15.59 (14.59–16.60) |
| Female | 8.19 (7.50–8.88) | 8.21 (7.51–8.91) |
| t-test (prob.) | 12.67 (P < 0.0001) | 12.21 (P < 0.0001) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Malay | 11.24 (10.56–11.93) | 11.09 (10.41–11.78) |
| Indian | 11.69 (10.02–13.36) | 12.36 (10.62–14.10) |
| Chinese/others | 15.51 (9.46–21.56) | 13.62 (7.85–19.39) |
| F-test (prob.) | 1.57 (P > 0.1) | 1.48 (P > 0.1) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 8.76 (6.86–10.67) | 8.29 (6.47–10.11) |
| Married | 11.41 (10.68–12.14) | 11.04 (10.32–11.76) |
| Divorced | 12.50 (10.31–14.69) | 11.90 (9.64–14.15) |
| Widow/widower | 14.73 (11.90–17.65) | 13.61 (10.82–16.41) |
| F-test (prob.) | 4.41 (P < 0.01) | 3.71 (P < 0.05) |
| Education | ||
| None | 16.43 (13.89–18.98) | 15.65 (13.14–18.16) |
| Primary | 15.29 (13.85–16.72) | 14.25 (12.83–15.68) |
| Secondary | 9.93 (9.20–10.65) | 9.70 (8.98–10.42) |
| Tertiary | 6.10 (3.88–8.31) | 6.00 (3.82–8.19) |
| F-test (prob.) | 28.27 (P < 0.0001) | 22.67 (P < 0.0001) |
| Income | ||
| MYR2 < 1,000 | 13.26 (11.65–14.87) | 12.52 (10.96–14.08) |
| MYR ≥ 1,000 | 11.05 (10.36–11.75) | 10.68 (10.00–11.36) |
| t-test (prob.) | 2.69 (P < 0.01) | 2.28 (P < 0.05) |
| Occupation | ||
| Paid-employee | 9.37 (8.48–10.25) | 9.16 (8.28–10.04) |
| Self-employed | 13.53 (11.83–15.23) | 13.44 (11.68–15.21) |
| Inactive | 22.36 (19.86–24.85) | 21.65 (19.18–24.12) |
| House maker | 7.99 (6.97–9.02) | 7.40 (6.49–8.31) |
| Others | 17.16 (15.37–18.95) | 16.07 (14.28–17.86) |
| F-test (prob.) | 47.31 (P < 0.0001) | 45.53 (P < 0.0001) |
1Confidence Interval; 2Malaysian Ringgit (1 USD ≈ 3.1 MYR in 2012).