Table 2.
Relevant CVD Risk Factors
| Factors | Number (%) or Mean ± Standard Deviation |
|---|---|
| History of Hypertension | 180 (72%) |
| Duration of Hypertension (Years) | 7.87 ± 6.68 |
| History of Dyslipidemia | 153 (61.2%) |
| Duration of Dyslipidemia (Years) | 6.84 ± 5.83 |
| History of Diabetes | 172 (68.8%) |
| Duration of Diabetes (Years) | 10.75 ± 7.90 |
| Smoking | |
| Smoker | 17 (6.8%) |
| Non-smoker | 220 (88%) |
| Former smoker | 13 (5.2%) |
| Diet/Body Weight Issues | |
| Informed about Unhealthy diet | 137 (54.8%) |
| Informed about being Overweight | 133 (53.2%) |
| Trying to Lose Weight | 140 (56%) |
| Long-Standing Illness | 114 (45.8%) |
| Activity Level | |
| No Weekly Physical Activity | 130 (52%) |
| Only Light Physical Activity in Most Weeks | 85 (34%) |
| Vigorous Physical Activity Once or Twice a Week | 21 (8.4%) |
| Vigorous Physical Activity Three or More Times a Week | 11 (4.4%) |
| Don’t Know/ Unsure | 3 (1.2%) |
| Blood Pressure | |
| Informed about High Blood Pressure | 185 (74%) |
| Taking Medicine Prescribed to Lower Blood Pressure | 181 (86.6%) |
| Following a Special Diet to Lower Blood Pressure | 90 (43.1%) |
| Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure | 88 (45.1%) |
| Cholesterol | |
| Informed about High Blood Cholesterol | 179 (71.6%) |
| Following a Special Diet to Lower Blood Cholesterol | 111 (52.4%) |
| Diabetes | |
| Informed about Diabetes | 172 (69.9%) |
| Diabetes | |
| Treatment | |
| Diet | 2 (1.1%) |
| Insulin | 27 (15.5%) |
| Oral anti-diabetic drugs | 145 (83.3%) |
| Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose | 113 (63.8%) |