Table 2.
Cardiovascular disease risk factors among 180 medical students at MakCHS 2013
| Variables | Categories | Number (column percentages) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of study | Pre-clinical (159) | Clinical (21) | Overall (180) | |
| No smoking | 155 (97.5) | 21 (100.0) | 176 (97.8) | |
| Taking alcohol | 43 (27.0) | 14 (66.7) | 57 (31.7) | |
| Salt intake | Little | 28 (17.6) | 3 (14.3) | 31 (17.2) |
| Moderate | 109 (68.6) | 15 (71.4) | 126 (70.0) | |
| A lot | 22 (13.8) | 0 (00.0) | 23 (12.8) | |
| Body mass index | Normal | 143 (89.9) | 19 (90.5) | 162 (90.0) |
| Abnormal | 16 (10.1) | 2 (9.5) | 18 (10.0) | |
| Random blood sugar | Normal | 151 (95.0) | 21 (100.0) | 171 (95.0) |
| Elevated | 8 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (5.0) | |
| Family history | Diabetes mellitus | 9 (5.7) | 4 (19.1) | 13 (7.2) |
| Hypertension | 18 (11.3) | 4 (19.1) | 22 (12.2) | |
| Diabetes and hypertension | 8 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (4.4) | |
| Others | 12 (7.5) | 2 (9.5) | 14 (7.8) | |
| None | 112 (70.4) | 11 (52.4) | 123 (68.3) | |
| No personal historya | 154 (96.9) | 19 (90.5) | 4 (2.2) | |
aPersonal history of cardiovascular disease