Table 1. Descriptive statistics.
| Risk factors for cardiovascular disease | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (Mean) | % (SD) | N (Mean) | % (SD) | |
| Blood pressure | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure (SBP) high (> = 140 mm Hg) (yes) | 606 | 35.58 | 656 | 28.76 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) high (> = 90 mm Hg) (yes) | 158 | 9.28 | 88 | 3.86 |
| High blood pressure (HBP) = SBP or DBP high (yes) | 622 | 36.52 | 669 | 29.33 |
| Additional risk factors | ||||
| Obese (yes) | 232 | 13.62 | 659 | 28.89 |
| Smoker (yes) | 255 | 14.97 | 171 | 7.5 |
| Alcohol consumption (yes) | 421 | 24.72 | 132 | 5.79 |
| Fruits or vegetables consumption (no) | 613 | 36.00 | 662 | 29.02 |
| Physical activity (no) | 1,244 | 73.05 | 1,865 | 81.76 |
| Socio-economic status | ||||
| Education | ||||
| None | 224 | 13.15 | 288 | 12.63 |
| Primary | 1,010 | 72.46 | 1,394 | 61.11 |
| Secondary or Post-Secondary | 469 | 27.54 | 599 | 26.26 |
| Assets Index (0–16) | (7.75) | (3.56) | (8.03) | (3.32) |
| Covariates | ||||
| Age | (69.55) | (7.00) | (68.84) | (6.85) |
| Region | ||||
| Central | 455 | 26.72 | 709 | 31.08 |
| Bogotá | 357 | 20.96 | 484 | 21.22 |
| Pacific | 352 | 20.67 | 451 | 19.77 |
| Atlantic | 274 | 16.09 | 312 | 13.68 |
| Eastern | 249 | 14.62 | 312 | 13.68 |
| Orinoquia & Amazonas | 16 | 0.94 | 16 | 0.7 |
| N | 1,703 | 2,281 | ||
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; mm Hg = millimeters of mercury; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HBP = high blood pressure. Authors’ own calculations based on data from the Encuesta de Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento (SABE) study. The sample includes men and women aged at least 60 years or above that participated in the measure of blood pressure had no missing values of any of the remaining covariates. HBP is defined as having either systolic blood pressure >= 140 mm Hg or having diastolic blood pressure >= 90 mm Hg.