Table 4.
- Proportion of Saudi men and women with number of risk factors by age in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia.
| Number of risk factors by age* | Gender | Age in categories n (%) | Total (N=2032)Males=690 Females=1342 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-75 | |||
| 1 | Males | 152 (59) | 59 (23) | 38 (15) | 8 (3) | 257 (40.3) |
| Females | 352 (55) | 206 (32) | 71 (11) | 10 (2) | 639 (65.5) | |
| 2 | Males | 127 (53) | 68 (28) | 30 (12) | 17 (7) | 242 (37.9) |
| Females | 84 (36) | 80 (35) | 39 (17) | 28 (12) | 231 (23.7) | |
| 3 | Males | 48 (42) | 38 (33) | 13 (11) | 16 (14) | 115 (18) |
| Females | 9 (12) | 24 (31) | 32 (42)* | 12 (15) | 77 (7.9) | |
| 4 | Males | 9 (37) | 6 (25) | 4 (17) | 5 (21) | 24 (3.8) |
| Females | 1 (4) | 10 (36) | 8 (28) | 9 (32) | 28 (2.9) | |
*
Key for risk factors include age, gender, systolic blood pressure (at the time of the interview), treatment for hypertension (yes/no), diabetes (yes/no), smoking (yes/no), total blood cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), 1: p=0.02, 2 p=0.004, 3: p<0.001, 4: p=0.02,