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. 2021 Mar 3;116(3):423–431. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20190861

Table 2. Proportional distribution of selected variables by cardiovascular risk groups, men, NHS 2013.

Variable Less than 10% Between 11% and 20% Greater than 20%
n % n % n %
Men 950 36.5 (34.1;39.1) 1088 41.9 (39.4;44.4) 562 21.6 (19.7;23.6)
Age
30–34 390 96.4 (92.9;98.2) 15 3.6 (1.8;7.1) 0
35–39 342 84,5 (78.9;88.7) 63 15.5 (11.3;21.1) 0
40–44 139 38,2 (31.8;45) 221 60.8 (53.9;67.2) 4 1 (0.4;2.4)
45–49 63 18.7 (13.9;24.6) 258 76.4 (70.2;81.7) 16 4.9 (2.7;8.5)
50–54 17 5.1 (3;8.6) 250 77.7 (71.7;82.7) 55 17.1 (12.7;22.8)
55–59 0 142 55.3 (47.4;62.9) 115 44.7 (37.1;52.6)
60–64 0 99 38.5 (31.3;46.2) 158 61.5 (53.8;68.7)
65–69 0 33 21.8 (15.7;29.4) 118 78.2 (70.6;84.3)
70–74 0 8 8.1 (4.2;15.2) 95 91.9 (84.8;95.8)
Level of education
0–8 years 237 21.8 (19.1;24.8) 525 48.4 (44.8;51.9) 324 29.8 (26.8;33.1)
9 to 11 163 41.8 (35.1;48.8) 145 37.1 (30.7;44) 82 21.1 (16.2;27)
12 and over 550 48.9 (44.8;53.1) 418 37.2 (33.3;41.3) 155 13.8 (11.4;16.7)
Skin color
White 408 33.5 (29.8;37.5) 532 43.7 (39.8;47.7) 277 22.8 (19.8;26.1)
Black 92 34 (26.8;42.1) 129 47.9 (39.6;56.3) 49 18.1 (12.7;25)
Light–Skinned black 441 40.5 (36.8;44.2) 415 38.2 (34.8;41.6) 233 21.4 (18.8;24.3)
Other 10 41.1 (23.1;61.9) 12 47.4 (27;68.7) 3 11.5 (4.9;24.7)
Region
North 70 39.7 (35.7;43.7) 78 44.3 (40.3;48.3) 28 16.1 (13.4;19.2)
Northeast 274 40.2 (36.9;43.6) 283 41.6 (38.4;45) 124 18.2 (15.7;20.9)
Southeast 391 34.2 (29.6;39.2) 463 40.5 (35.8;45.4) 288 25.2 (21.6;29.3)
South 143 3.,9 (30.3;42) 170 42.9 (37.2;48.8) 84 21.2 (17.1;25.9)
Midwest 72 35.8 (30;41.9) 93 45.9 (40.1;51.8) 37 18.3 (14.4;23)
Health insurance
No 649 34.9 (32.1;37.8) 790 42.6 (39.7;45.4) 418 22.5 (20.3;24.9)
Yes 302 40.6 (35.5;45.9) 298 40.1 (35.1;45.3) 143 19.3 (15.7;23.5)
Self–evaluation
Very good 210 52.8 (45.7;59.8) 143 35.8 (29.5;42.7) 45 11.4 (8;15.9)
Good 566 41 (37.5;44.6) 562 40.7 (37.3;44.2) 254 18.4 (15.9;21.1)
Regular 159 22.7 (19.2;26.7) 323 46.2 (41.6;50.8) 218 31.1 (27.1;35.4)
Bad 13 13.3 (8.4;20.5) 46 47.6 (36.3;59.2) 37 39.1 (28.8;50.4)
Very bad 2 7.6 (2.2;22.7) 14 61.3 (39.1;79.7) 7 31.1 (14.7;54.2)

Source: National Health Survey, 2013.