Table 3.
Traditional cardiovascular risk factors’ distribution according to residence.*
| Urban | Rural | Urban-Rural | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| HTN | Yes | 870 | 55.80 | 493 | 49.80 | 448 | 66.50 | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | Yes | 564 | 48.20 | 231 | 33.40 | 371 | 66.40 | <0.001 |
| T1DM | Yes | 74 | 4.70 | 61 | 6.20 | 21 | 3.10 | 0.017 |
| T2DM | Yes | 622 | 39.90 | 380 | 38.40 | 236 | 35.00 | 0.096 |
| Smoking | Yes | 759 | 48.70 | 484 | 48.90 | 309 | 45.80 | 0.716 |
| Ex-Smoker | 186 | 11.90 | 111 | 11.20 | 82 | 12.20 | ||
| BMI | Normal | 170 | 12.10 | 162 | 17.10 | 46 | 9.70 | <0.001 |
| Overweight | 730 | 51.90 | 427 | 45.20 | 223 | 46.80 | ||
| Obesity | 507 | 36.00 | 356 | 37.70 | 207 | 43.50 | ||
| Abdominal obesity | Yes | 859 | 70.30 | 605 | 75.80 | 162 | 37.30 | <0.001 |
* Percentages are calculated based on the total valid entries into the electronic CRFs. BMI=Body mass index; HTN=Hypertension; T1DM=Type-I diabetes mellitus; T2DM=Type-II diabetes mellitus