Table 3. Prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics by sex and age groups, Serbia, 2013.
| CVH metrics | All (n = 11746) % (95% CI) |
Women (n = 6341) % (95% CI) |
Men (n = 5405) % (95% CI) |
P* | Age 20–39 (n = 3655) % (95% CI) |
Age 40–64 (n = 5535) % (95% CI) |
Age ≥65 (n = 2556) % (95% CI) |
P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal smoking | 63.8 (62.9–64.7) | 66.7 (65.5–67.9) | 60.4 (59.1–61.7) | <0.001 | 57.0 (55.5–58.5) | 58.8 (57.6–60.1) | 84.2 (82.4–86.0) | <0.001 |
| Ideal healthy diet | 2.4 (2.1–2.7) | 2.9 (2.5–3.2) | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | <0.001 | 1.6 (1.1–2.1) | 2.5 (2.1–2.9) | 3.2 (2.7–3.8) | <0.001 |
| Ideal physical activity | 52.7 (51.8–53.7) | 48.2 (47.0–49.4) | 58.1 (56.8–59.4) | <0.001 | 57.2 (55.6–58.8) | 55.8 (54.5–57.1) | 39.8 (37.9–41.7) | <0.001 |
| Ideal BMI | 40.4 (39.5–41.3) | 45.2 (44.0–46.4) | 34.7 (33.4–36.0) | <0.001 | 59.3 (57.8–60.9) | 32.7 (31.5–33.9) | 29.9 (28.1–31.8) | <0.001 |
| Ideal blood pressure | 17.5 (16.9–18.2) | 24.6 (23.7–25.5) | 9.3 (8.3–10.3) | <0.001 | 34.3 (33.1–35.4) | 12.6 (11.6–13.5) | 4.4 (3.0–5.8) | <0.001 |
| Ideal cholesterol | 86.4 (85.7–87.0) | 83.7 (82.9–84.6) | 89.4 (88.5–90.3) | <0.001 | 97.2 (96.1–98.3) | 82.6 (81.7–83.4) | 79.1 (77.8–80.4) | <0.001 |
| Ideal glucose | 92.2 (91.7–92.6) | 91.5 (90.8–92.2) | 92.9 (92.2–93.6) | 0.004 | 99.1 (98.2–99.9) | 92.1 (91.5–92.8) | 82.3 (81.3–83.3) | <0.001 |
CVH, Cardiovascular health
BMI, Body mass index
*According to Chi-square test.