Table 3.

Chronic disease risk factors by gender

Risk factors	Female (N=640), n (%)	Male (N=406), n (%)
Current smoker	248 (38.8)	141 (34.7)
Body Mass Index >30 kg/m2	344 (53.8)	182 (44.8)
Elevated waist circumference (>102cm for males, >88cm for females)	487 (76.1)	199 (49.0)
Physical activity less than 2.5 hours/week	139 (21.7)	48 (11.8)
Infrequent fruit intake	185 (28.9)	100 (24.6)
Infrequent vegetable intake	526 (82.2)	337 (83.0)
Blood pressure >140/90 mmHg	200 (31.3)	185 (45.6)
Dyslipidaemia (Total cholesterol > 5.5, HDL <1, LDL >3.5, Triglycerides >2.0)	464 (72.5)	308 (75.9)