Table 2.
Weighted proportions of cardiovascular health metrics in Australian adults
| Metrics | Total
|
Males
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Females
|
Young
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Middle aged
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Older
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| Smoking status | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 3762 | 55.6 (54.0–57.2) | 1420 | 49.8 (47.7–52.0) | 2342 | 61.1 (58.7–63.5) | 1146 | 64.8 (62.2–67.5) | 1375 | 49.5 (47.1–51.9) | 1241 | 49.0 (46.3–51.8) |
| Unideal | 3737 | 44.4 (42.8–46.0) | 1909 | 50.2 (48.0–52.3) | 1828 | 38.9 (36.5–41.3) | 743 | 35.2 (32.5–37.8) | 1559 | 50.5 (48.1–52.9) | 1435 | 51.0 (48.2–53.7) |
| BMI | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 2395 | 39.2 (37.3–41.1) | 833 | 32.3 (29.6–35.0) | 1562 | 46.2 (43.7–48.6) | 873 | 53.7 (50.0–57.4) | 877 | 30.9 (28.7–33.1) | 645 | 27.2 (25.0–29.5) |
| Unideal | 4732 | 60.8 (58.9–62.7) | 2388 | 67.7 (65.0–70.4) | 2344 | 53.8 (51.4–56.3) | 916 | 46.3 (42.6–50.0) | 1927 | 69.1 (66.9–71.3) | 1889 | 72.8 (70.5–75.0) |
| Physical activity | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 1774 | 26.7 (25.2–28.3) | 945 | 32.7 (30.4–35.1) | 829 | 20.9 (18.9–22.9) | 630 | 35.4 (32.3–38.5) | 690 | 23.9 (21.7–26.1) | 454 | 16.6 (14.7–18.5) |
| Unideal | 5721 | 73.3 (71.7–74.8) | 2382 | 67.3 (64.9–69.6) | 3339 | 79.1 (77.1–81.1) | 1257 | 64.6 (61.5–67.7) | 2243 | 76.1 (73.9–78.3) | 2221 | 83.4 (81.5–85.3) |
| Dietary pattern | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 434 | 4.8 (4.1–5.4) | 93 | 2.1 (1.5–2.6) | 341 | 7.4 (6.2–8.6) | 73 | 3.7 (2.3–5.1) | 150 | 4.5 (3.5–5.5) | 211 | 6.9 (5.7–8.2) |
| Unideal | 7065 | 95.2 (94.6–95.9) | 3236 | 97.9 (97.4–98.5) | 3829 | 92.6 (91.4–93.8) | 1816 | 96.3 (94.9–97.7) | 2784 | 95.5 (94.5–96.5) | 2465 | 93.1 (91.8–94.3) |
| Blood pressure | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 2828 | 44.2 (42.8–45.7) | 1047 | 36.7 (34.3–39.2) | 1781 | 51.6 (49.6–53.6) | 1114 | 61.2 (58.5–63.8) | 1120 | 40.0 (37.6–42.4) | 594 | 21.9 (19.5–24.3) |
| Unideal | 4393 | 55.8 (54.3–57.2) | 2189 | 63.3 (60.8–65.7) | 2204 | 48.4 (46.4–50.4) | 714 | 38.8 (36.2–41.5) | 1713 | 60.0 (57.6–62.4) | 1966 | 78.1 (75.7–80.5) |
| Total cholesterol | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 2827 | 45.5 (43.8–47.2) | 1259 | 45.1 (42.8–47.5) | 1568 | 45.8 (43.4–48.2) | 1210 | 66.8 (63.6–69.9) | 1036 | 36.1 (33.3–39.0) | 581 | 23.9 (21.7–26.0) |
| Unideal | 4672 | 54.5 (52.8–56.2) | 2070 | 54.9 (52.5–57.2) | 2602 | 54.2 (51.8–56.6) | 679 | 33.2 (30.1–36.4) | 1898 | 63.9 (61.0–66.7) | 2095 | 76.1 (74.0–78.3) |
| FPG | ||||||||||||
| Ideal | 5939 | 83.6 (82.5–84.8) | 2426 | 79.4 (77.7–81.2) | 3513 | 87.7 (86.5–89.0) | 1771 | 94.6 (93.5–95.8) | 2391 | 81.6 (79.4–83.9) | 1777 | 68.4 (66.0–70.8) |
| Unideal | 1560 | 16.4 (15.2–17.5) | 903 | 20.6 (18.8–22.3) | 657 | 12.3 (11.0–13.5) | 118 | 5.4 (4.2–6.5) | 543 | 18.4 (16.1–20.6) | 899 | 31.6 (29.2–34.0) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.