Table 8.
Changes in the rates of risk factor exposures in hypertensive patients aged ≥18 years (n (%)).
| Risk factors | First physical examination | Last physical examination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people exposed | Exposure rate (%) | Number of people exposed | Exposure rate (%) | |
| Cigarette smoking | 12,243 | 30.6 | 10,891 | 27.2 |
| Alcohol | 10,015 | 25.1 | 8,801 | 22.0 |
| Obesity (BMI ≥28 kg/m2) | 5,857 | 14.7 | 5,761 | 14.7 |
| Abdominal obesity (waist circumference: men ≥90 cm, women ≥85 cm) | 10,896 | 27.3 | 10,738 | 27.5 |
| Impaired glucose tolerance (fasting blood glucose 6.1–6.9 mmol/L) | 3,486 | 9.4 | 3,584 | 11.9 |
| Diabetes (fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L) | 3,862 | 10.4 | 4,327 | 14.3 |
| Total cholesterol (TC ≥ 5.7 mmol/L) | 7,962 | 22.3 | 6,373 | 22.0 |
| LDL-C >3.3 mmol/L | 8,067 | 24.1 | 5,870 | 20.6 |
| HDL-C <1.0 mmol/L | 3,269 | 9.8 | 4,798 | 16.8 |
| Serum creatinine (men ≥133 μmol/L, women ≥124 μmol/L) | 588 | 1.7 | 644 | 2.2 |