Table 2.
Cardiovascular diseases and risk factor distribution, pilot TAHES, Benin, 2015.
| Variables (Yes) | All (N = 1195) |
Men (N = 412) |
Women (N = 783) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| CVD risk factors | ||||
| Alcohol consumption > 3 drinks/day | 43 (3.6) | 24 (5.8) | 19 (2.4) | 0.003 |
| Daily tobacco smoking | 45 (3.8) | 34 (8.2) | 11 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
| Low fruit and vegetable intake < 400 g/day |
1065 (89.1) | 362 (87.9) | 683 (89.8) | ns |
| Sedentary behaviour (≥ 8 hours/day) |
303 (25.3) | 153 (37.1) | 150 (19.2) | < 0.001 |
| Anxiety (during previous 12 months) | 238 (19.9) | 58 (14.1) | 180 (23.0) | < 0.001 |
| Depression (during previous 12 months) | 156 (13.0) | 49 (11.9) | 107 (13.7) | ns |
| Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 128 (10.7) | 19 (4.6) | 109 (13.9) | < 0.001 |
| High blood pressure | 305 (25.5) | 97 (23.5) | 208 (26.6) | ns |
| Fasting blood glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/l or current medication | 43 (3.6) | 22 (5.3) | 21 (2.7) | 0.02 |
| CVD | ||||
| Angina | 32 (2.7) | 9 (2.2) | 23 (2.9) | ns |
| Intermittent claudication | 24 (2.0) | 3 (0.7) | 21 (2.7) | 0.01 |
| Congestive heart failure | 11 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.4) | 0.02 |
| Stroke survivors with motor impairment | 3 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | ns |
Notes: BMI: Body Mass Index; fasting high blood glucose: fasting capillary glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/l or currently on medication; high blood pressure: systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg or currently on medication; N: total number; n: number; ns: non-significant; p: p‐values indicate the differences between men and women.