Table 2.

Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors

Variable	All (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	P value**
Older age (age ≥65; 1, <65; 0)	9.2	9.2	6.6	<0.001
Obesity (BMI ≥25; 1, <25; 0)	24.9	32.9	15.4	<0.001
Hypertension (BP ≥140/90; 1, <140/90; 0)	15.3	16.1	14.3	<0.001
IFG (FPG ≥110; 1, <110; 0)	10.1	10.2	10.0	0.498
Low HDL-C (HDL-C <40; 1, ≥40; 0)	5.0	5.3	4.7	0.058

Note:

^**Fisher’s exact test was used to compare male and female subjects.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; IFG, impaired fasting glucose; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.