Table 1. Distribution of cardiovascular health factors, by gender - Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey. Brazil, 2012.
| Factors | Gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | P value * | |||
| % (SE) | % (SE) | ||||
| Smoking | < 0.001 | ||||
| Ideal | 59.6 (0.8) | 73.2 (0.6) | |||
| Poor | 40.4 (0.8) | 26.8 (0.6) | |||
| Diet | < 0.001 | ||||
| Ideal | 18.1 (0.6) | 28.8 (0.6) | |||
| Poor | 81.9 (0.6) | 71.2 (0.6) | |||
| Body Mass Index | < 0.001 | ||||
| Ideal | 45.1 (0.8) | 52 (0.6) | |||
| Poor | 54.9 (0.8) | 48 (0.6) | |||
| Physical Activity | < 0.001 | ||||
| Ideal | 42.1 (0.8) | 28.7 (0.6) | |||
| Poor | 57.9 (0.8) | 71.3 (0.6) | |||
| Blood Pressure | < 0.001 | ||||
| Ideal | 78. 3 (0.6) | ||||
| Poor | 21.7 (0.6) | 26.2 (0.5) | |||
| Diabetes | 0.004 | ||||
| Ideal | 93.3 (0.4) | 91.9 (0.3) | |||
| Poor | 6.7 (0.4) | 8.1 (0.3) | |||
* Pearson’s Chi-square